The Textbook Gets Remixed
Professors and students alike can rejoice with the invention of Macmillan’s remixable electronic textbook. Previously, professors have had to waste massive amounts of paper to photocopy specific texts for their students or require students to spend large amounts of money on multiple books. The Macmillan book allows for customization of books which offers professors more latitude in their offerings. The price tag of $47 offers one of the best benefits, and if it’s possible to have the book customized for a single student’s workload, then I think we will see this an even more cost effective measure.
[via: Open Culture]
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Lisa Baldini is a regular contributor to PSFK.com. As a student of Graham Harwood, Luciana Parisi, and Matthew Fuller, Lisa's interest in technology lies in how culture is changed from the bottom up through history, materiality, databases, user experience, and affective computing. A student of social media marketing, she sees how people try to engage consumers through technology and how much failure is at hand by misunderstanding the medium. A teacher at heart, she writes and curates in an effort to link the knowledge derived between the academic, art, and business worlds.
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| TOPICS: | Design & Architecture, Electronics & Gadgets, Web & Technology |
| TAGS: | college students, cost effective, open textbook, textbook alternatives |
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