Flat World Knowledge: Open Textbooks by Expert Authors

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Team Jeff Shelstad Founder & CEO Dr. David Wiley Chief Open Officer Eric Frank Founder & President Jon Williams CTO

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“ Thankfully, there is now a viable alternative to these Pleistocene Epoch companies and their dinosaur-like business model. Flat World Knowledge, the largest commercial publisher of open-source college textbooks, has thrown a disruptive business model right into the face of the $8 billion annual textbook market , and it’s gaining traction fast.” -bNET News - Flat World Knowledge: A Disruptive Business Model

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Benefits

Students Immediate Access. Accessibility for All.

Faculty Real online/LMS Integration. No different (and yet totally different) from what you do today.

“ These exciting pilot programs address the need to help the college store channel expand essential services at a time when educational content is evolving. Flat World is providing necessary innovation that could make the open textbook movement more viable and lead to other fundamental changes in the textbook market.” -Mark Nelson, Ph.D, VP for Strategy & Development, NACS New Media Solutions Bookstores

One User’s Experience

Open Source Pilot Program Results
Fall/Spring 2008-09 67.4% retention
Fall/Spring 2009-10 75.2% retention
Improvement of 7.58%

Education is Black Gold of 21 st Century

Greater income for all racial/ethnic groups for both men & women. Children display higher levels of school readiness indicators. Higher levels of civic participation. Lower incarceration rates. Longer life spans. Better access to health care. Better dietary and health practices. Greater job satisfaction. Less dependency on government assistance. Greater use of seat belts. More continuing education. Greater internet access. Greater attendance at live performances. Greater participation in leisure and artistic activities. More book purchases. Higher voting rates. Greater knowledge of government. Greater community service and leadership. More self-confidence.

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Flat World Knowledge: Open Textbooks by Expert Authors

by Cable Green on May 12, 2010

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