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Open Academia - A Philosophy Of Open Practice
The document requests that the assistant teach a unit on "Motivation and Emotion" next semester, to which they agree it sounds interesting. It then notes that despite over 100 years of modern psychology, textbook searches reveal a limited range of expensive, copyrighted North American books. Textbook prices have increased faster than inflation in the past two decades. The document proposes developing free and open textbooks to help break the cycle of closed and restricted knowledge, with students and colleagues able to be co-authors.
Open Academia - A Philosophy Of Open Practice
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- 35. Could you pleaseteach “ Motivation and Emotion” next semester? Yes, I'll be happy to teach that unit – it sounds really interesting.
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- 37. Despite over 100years of modern psychology a textbook search reveals a limited range of expensive, copyright-restricted North American books.
- 38. Textbook prices haveoutpaced inflation 2-to-1 in the past two decades (2005 report by the USA Government Accountability Office) http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-07-09-open-textbooks_N.htm
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- 40. How about wedevelop free and open textbooks to help break the cycle of closed and restricted knowledge development. Students and colleagues can be co-authors.
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