Digital open textbooks for development

The Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) project is a research, implementation and advocacy initiative at the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching at the University of Cape Town. Findings show compelling evidence to suggest that open textbook development processes could address social injustice in higher education. Findings also demonstrate the efficacy of grant mechanisms to stimulate open textbook creation and reuse, and the need to scale activity to national levels in order to boost South African open textbook development that supports social justice efforts. The role of open educational tools and practices in education has been amplified in the COVID-19 context