Good morning and happy Monday! This week we look at the perceived roles and values of the uses of technology in education. Technology’s many advances have helped shape the world that we learn from and live in today. But how will it shape our future? Today, we begin as most children do, with the wonderful […]
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“First came free online courses. Now come…free online textbooks” (“Coursera to offer students free online textbooks, with conditions” | WaPo). Call us picky, but the implication that free textbooks are an xMOOC innovation is a bit frustrating, especially coming a couple days before we announced the release of a free-and-open, no-strings-attached college mathematics textbook. Even more […]
Want to be able to remix and use free and open textbooks to your liking? Looking to learn concepts quickly with the help of “bite-sized” lessons? Then let’s get started! CK-12 can act as your trusty sidekick, or better yet your vehicle to help you to teach others and learn! CK-12 provides you with tools to […]
“[T]he subject is presented in a way where no mathematical background is required with the exception of the last three chapters.” “[B]elieve in [your] capabilities. It is not about the school you attend, it is all about the inner will to achieve and passion you have for the subject you are studying.” With our release […]
We’re happy to announce the release of a free and open textbook, An Introductory Course in Elementary Number Theory, by Dr. Wissam Raji, Ph.D., of the American University in Beirut. Fuller details are here, and be sure to check out our Q&A with the author. Dr. Raji created this text in response to a need for […]
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