User:Bee800/Open Textbook

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Projects and Initiatives[edit]

There are a number of open textbook initiatives and projects around the world.

Australian Open Textbook Project

The Australian Open Textbook Project[1] is investigating the current and potential role of open textbooks in Australian higher education. [2] The project has a particular focus on social justice[3] and is funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE).[4]

BCcampus

BCcampus[5] supports online college and university education in British Columbia (BC), Canada. In 2012 BCcampus was awarded the first in a series of provincial funds from the BC Ministry of Advanced Education to support the use and development of open textbooks in British Columbia, including the creation of open textbooks in popular subjects.[6] BCcampus provides a library of curated open textbooks[7] and extensive support for open textbook development.[8]

Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D)[edit]

The DOT4D project[9] is based at The University of Cape Town and funded by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC).[10] The project focuses on supporting the use of open textbook use in South African higher education.[11] DOT4D has a particular focus on social justice.[12]

eCampus Ontario[edit]

eCampus Ontario[13] is a Canadian non-governmental organisation (NGO). It supports the use of OER and partners with higher education institutions to support the development of open textbooks.[14] eCampus Ontario also provide a curated collection of OER, including open textbooks. [15]

OpenStax[edit]

OpenStax (formerly Connexions and OpenStax College) was founded in 2011 and is based at Rice University. As at June 2021 OpenStax provided 61 openly licensed, curriculum aligned textbooks for universities, colleges and high schools, largely available in US English but with some textbooks available in Polish.[16] OpenStax has charitable status and is funded from a variety of sources, including foundation funding.[17] During 2019 it was reported that OpenStax materials were being used by half of all higher education institutions in the United States.[18]

Open Education Network

The Open Education Network[19] (formerly the Open Textbook Network) is based at The University of Minnesota. A membership organisation, The Open Education Network supports the use of OER in Higher Education.[20] The associated Open Textbook Library had curated 886 open textbooks for reuse as at June 2021.[21]

Polish Coalition for Open Education (KOED) and the Polish Government[edit]

The KOED[22] advocates for the use of OER in Poland.[23] The work of KOED informed the Polish Government investment in open textbooks for use in primary and secondary education during 2012 and 2013.[24] A range of open textbooks have been developed and made available.[25] [26]

Siyavula[edit]

Based in South Africa, Siyavula[27] was founded in 2007[28] and offers high school maths and science open textbooks. Initially funded through a Shuttleworth Foundation fellowship, the South African government provided 2.5 million print copies of Siyavula textbooks to South African high school students during 2012.[29]

UK Open Textbooks Project

The Hewlett Foundation funded UK Open Textbooks project[30] (2017-2018) was a collaborative pilot project investigating the applicability of two methods of open textbook adoption to the UK context.

Siyavula Open Textbooks
  1. ^ "About – Australian Open Textbooks as Social Justice". australianopentextbooks.edu.au. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. ^ "About – Australian Open Textbooks as Social Justice". australianopentextbooks.edu.au. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. ^ "Social Justice – Australian Open Textbooks as Social Justice". australianopentextbooks.edu.au. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. ^ http://www.ncsehe.edu.au, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education-. "National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education". NCSEHE. Retrieved 2021-07-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  5. ^ "BCcampus – We facilitate innovation in teaching, learning, and educational technology for BC's post-secondary system: collaborative projects for multiple institutions". Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  6. ^ Burgess, Mary (2017-03-27). "The BC Open Textbook Project". Ubiquity Press. doi:10.5334/bbc.r.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  7. ^ "Browse Our Collections – BCcampus OpenEd Resources". Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  8. ^ "Find Open Textbooks – BCcampus OpenEd Resources". Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  9. ^ "Digital Open Textbooks for Development". www.dot4d.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  10. ^ "Digital Open Textbooks for Development". www.dot4d.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  11. ^ "About | Digital Open Textbooks for Development". www.dot4d.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  12. ^ Cox, Glenda; Masuku, Bianca; Willmers, Michelle (2020-05-11). "Open Textbooks and Social Justice: Open Educational Practices to Address Economic, Cultural and Political Injustice at the University of Cape Town". Journal of Interactive Media in Education. 2020 (1): 2. doi:10.5334/jime.556. ISSN 1365-893X.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  13. ^ "About". eCampusOntario. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  14. ^ "Open Textbook Initiative". eCampusOntario. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  15. ^ "eCampusOntario Open Library Portal". Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  16. ^ "OpenStax". openstax.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  17. ^ "OpenStax". openstax.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  18. ^ Kelly, By Rhea; 09/11/19. "More than Half of All U.S. Colleges and Universities Using OpenStax Textbooks -". Campus Technology. Retrieved 2021-06-07. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)
  19. ^ "Open Education Network". Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  20. ^ "Join – Open Education Network". Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  21. ^ "Open Textbook Library". Open Textbook Library. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  22. ^ "Koalicja Otwartej Edukacji – KOED". Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  23. ^ "Our mission – Koalicja Otwartej Edukacji". Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  24. ^ "Poland's Grand Experiment in Open-Source Education". www.opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  25. ^ "Zintegrowana Platforma Edukacyjna". zpe.gov.pl. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  26. ^ "Open textbooks in public education. Experience from Poland and Romania. – Open Educational Resources Policy in Europe". oerpolicy.eu. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  27. ^ "Siyavula". www.siyavulaeducation.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  28. ^ "About us". www.siyavulaeducation.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  29. ^ Team, Chris McGivern and SF (2017-12-12). "Mark Horner and Siyavula: Opening Access to Education". The Shuttleworth Foundation. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  30. ^ "UK Open Textbook Project". UK Open Textbook Project. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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