Guide to Developing Open Textbooks
Burnaby: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2016), 62 pp.
ISBN 978-1-894975-88-9
CC BY-SA
"The Guide to Developing Open Textbooks has been developed to assist teachers, teaching support personnel and educational technology administrators to: 1. understand the value of open education, OER and open textbooks for teaching and learning; 2. appreciate the potential value of developing an open textbook platform; 3. select appropriate technology to build an open textbook platform, using either existing services offered free on the Internet or open-source tools, based on local needs and resources; and 4. build, manage and maintain an open textbook platform." (Objectives, page 5-6)
1 Introduction, 5
2 Open Education and Open Educational Resources, 7
3 What is an Open Textbook? 17
4 Developing Open Textbooks, 25
How to Create Your Own Open Textbook Using Gooru -- Pros and Cons of Using the Gooru Platform -- Using OER Commons -- Pressbooks
5 Setting Up an Open Textbook Platform, 43
Content Management System: Drupal -- Learning Management System: Canvas -- Open Textbook Repository Using DSpace
2 Open Education and Open Educational Resources, 7
3 What is an Open Textbook? 17
4 Developing Open Textbooks, 25
How to Create Your Own Open Textbook Using Gooru -- Pros and Cons of Using the Gooru Platform -- Using OER Commons -- Pressbooks
5 Setting Up an Open Textbook Platform, 43
Content Management System: Drupal -- Learning Management System: Canvas -- Open Textbook Repository Using DSpace
