Learning in a digital age/LiDA103/Dimensions of openness/Digital textbooks

The cost of proprietary textbooks in the United states has risen by 1041 percent since 1977 (Popken 2015 ). This has a negative impact on learning, for example, a recent survey in Florida reports that two-thirds of the students did not purchase the required textbook (Florida Virtual Campus 2016 ).

In this section we explore contemporary responses to the challenge including open textbooks, textbook rentals and access codes to learning platforms provided by commercial publishers.