Open textbooks: New models in textbook production

Open textbooks are innovating and disrupting the traditional model of textbook publication. In celebrating Open Access Week, SFU Library was delighted to bring together a range of perspectives on open textbooks. Students spend roughly $1,000 per year on textbooks, and are increasingly advocating for freely available textbooks. In this province, BCcampus has been overseeing the Open Textbook Project, which involves creating 40 open textbooks in a variety of disciplines, and many faculty members have started to adopt or adapt open textbooks for their courses. Thank you for joining us for an interactive session featuring three speakers actively engaged in the production, adoption, and use of open textbooks.Innovation: The shock of the possible (2014 community summit), Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canad