Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2011
Abstract
Many college students and their families are concerned about the high costs of textbooks. A company called Flat World Knowledge both gives away and sells open-source textbooks in a way it believes to be financially sustainable. This article reports on the financial sustainability of the Flat World Knowledge open-source textbook model after one year of operation.
Recommended Citation
Hilton III, J. & Wiley, D. (2011). Open-Access Textbooks and Financial Sustainability: A Case Study on Flat World Knowledge. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 12(5), 18–26. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v12i5.960
Comments
Copyright © John Hilton III and David Wiley, 2011. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution license.