What I learned from the Open Textbook Summit

By Tony Bates. BCcampus (2014) Five lessons learned at the Open Textbooks Summit Vancouver BC: BCcampus
BCcampus organized an open textbook summit again this year (the first one was last year). I attended, because I’m writing my own open textbook on ‘Teaching in a Digital Age.’ BCcampus has published its own blog post on the lessons learned, but I came away with something different, from a potential author’s perspective.
1. Open textbooks are gaining momentum.
There were two Ministers of Advanced Education present, one from BC and one from Saskatchewan. See more...