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Edsurge
JULY 11, 2024
There’s a new battle raging in the long-running war over costly college textbooks , one that may strike a serious blow to the textbook subscription programs promoted by publishers and criticized by student advocates. Such a shift would not necessarily doom “inclusive access” programs, both supporters and detractors say.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Textbooks play a central role in discussions around higher ed affordability , and publishers have long been cast as the villain, pulling in high profits as textbook prices rise. These days some publishers are trying a new sales model they say will save students money: textbook subscription services.
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Edsurge
MAY 21, 2020
Student complaints about the digital textbook and courseware bundles now assigned in many college classes have escalated into a new batch of legal challenges. Through these deals, colleges become digital book brokers , selling students access codes for packaged digital texts and online homework systems created by commercial publishers.
Edsurge
JANUARY 28, 2020
Complaints about the textbook subscription deals that colleges are signing with large publishers and retailers landed in federal court last week when a group of off-campus bookstores filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the practice amounts to creating an illegal monopoly. At the heart of the case are so-called “inclusive access” programs.
eSchool News
MAY 19, 2025
Yes, there have been Disruptive Innovations in how students learn, namely, in the form factor. All textbook companies. Fast forward, and digital-native companies have been disrupting the staid and supposedly impenetrable market of textbooks. public schools at the time. public schools at the time. Fast forward to today.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
Accessibility is a “critical key” when it comes to leveraging technology for all students — including those with disabilities, according to a new toolkit offering accessibility resources and tips for state and district education leaders.
Catlin Tucker
MARCH 23, 2020
They make it possible for teachers to maintain a human connection with their students and guide their learning from a distance. Below are three suggestions for using these video conferencing platforms to continue teaching students as they learn remotely. #1 3 Conferencing with Students. 3 Conferencing with Students.
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