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RSSBrilliant Professors Suggests Some Kind of Electronic Text Book
Feb 4
Here is a great example of the state run non-profit schools catching up to the for-profit University of Phoenix model.
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“College texts routinely cost $120 and can soar to nearly $200 for specialty courses. Texts have tripled in cost over the past 20 years, driving the average expense to students to nearly $900 per year.”
and further on they they say: "Granof's idea is to have colleges pay a licensing fee to the publisher based on the number of students in a particular class, much like software is licensed."
I would be curious how the publishers work with them on this.
UOP currently charges a flat rate (about $80, depending on program) for access to the text online. They mix in some addition reading links, simulations, and personal progress checks too.