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EGraeff: /* H.R. 1464: Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 */

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H.R. 1464: Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009

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	*:'Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]		*:'Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]

	==== H.R. 1464: Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 ~~====~~		==== H.R. 1464: "LOW COST" Act of 2009 ====
			* Full Title: H.R. 1464: Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009
	* Status: Introduced by Rep. Bill Foster on March 12, 2009, referred to committee		* Status: Introduced by Rep. Bill Foster on March 12, 2009, referred to committee
	* Full text of the Bill: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-1464		* Full text of the Bill: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-1464

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	=== Location of Major Publishers ===		=== Location of Major Publishers ===

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Outputs Innovations

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	A number of start-up EM publishers (''see [[Alternative Business Models in EM#Startups]]'') are offering '''free textbooks supported by advertising''' on pages or through their online reading interface. Examples include [http://bookboon.com/us BookBoon] and [http://www.freeloadpress.com Freeload Press]. [http://www.textbookmedia.com/ Textbook Media] distributes Freeload Press books and other similar texts, offering free, advertising-supported and inexpensive, ad-free versions.		A number of start-up EM publishers (''see [[Alternative Business Models in EM#Startups]]'') are offering '''free textbooks supported by advertising''' on pages or through their online reading interface. Examples include [http://bookboon.com/us BookBoon] and [http://www.freeloadpress.com Freeload Press]. [http://www.textbookmedia.com/ Textbook Media] distributes Freeload Press books and other similar texts, offering free, advertising-supported and inexpensive, ad-free versions.

			Google recently announced that the long-term vision of their Google Book Search is to offer Google Editions of in-print books that could be sold online or made available to other retailers. These editions would ideally be able to be read on any e-Book Reader platform. [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(Lardinois 2009)]]

	In the realm of traditional print textbooks, '''(computerized) print on demand''' is an incremental innovation that has "allowed publishers to keep titles 'in print,' effectively reaching new audiences for decades" [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(Greco 2007, 24)]]. This is particularly effective for books in the public domain that might be required for academic purposes.		In the realm of traditional print textbooks, '''(computerized) print on demand''' is an incremental innovation that has "allowed publishers to keep titles 'in print,' effectively reaching new audiences for decades" [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(Greco 2007, 24)]]. This is particularly effective for books in the public domain that might be required for academic purposes.

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 *:Publishers must disclose for any course materials: the title, edition, author, and ISBN Number, the undiscounted price at which they are offered and the undiscounted prices of the various components, both sold separately or packaged together; a summary of revisions between current and previous editions of course materials; and the return policy for course material, including any penalties or conditions for returns.
 *:Any publisher that sells or distributes course material for classroom use in a postsecondary institution must make all bundled course material available to bookstores and postsecondary institutions in an unbundled form, or must provide notice if unbundled material is not available.
 == Production and Costs in EM ==

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Minnesota HF 1063 (2007)

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	===== Minnesota HF 1063 (2007) =====		===== Minnesota HF 1063 (2007) =====
	* Signed into law May 30, 2007		* Signed into law May 30, 2007
	* Short Title: Textbook Disclosure, Pricing, and Access Act (Sec. 10. [135A.25])		* Short Title: [https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H1063.2.html&session=ls85 Textbook Disclosure, Pricing, and Access Act] (Sec. 10. [135A.25])
	* Provisions of the Bill		* Provisions of the Bill
	*:Publishers must disclose for any course materials: the title, edition, author, and ISBN Number, the undiscounted price at which they are offered and the undiscounted prices of the various components, both sold separately or packaged together; a summary of revisions between current and previous editions of course materials; and the return policy for course material, including any penalties or conditions for returns.		*:Publishers must disclose for any course materials: the title, edition, author, and ISBN Number, the undiscounted price at which they are offered and the undiscounted prices of the various components, both sold separately or packaged together; a summary of revisions between current and previous editions of course materials; and the return policy for course material, including any penalties or conditions for returns.

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Potentially Key Legislation

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	* Provisions of the Bill		* Provisions of the Bill
	*:“Amends the education law to broaden the definition of textbooks to include supplementary books, fiction, non-fiction, manipulatives, art reproduction, maps, sheet music, manuals, almanacs, atlases, general dictionaries, encyclopedias, magazines, and newspapers”		*:“Amends the education law to broaden the definition of textbooks to include supplementary books, fiction, non-fiction, manipulatives, art reproduction, maps, sheet music, manuals, almanacs, atlases, general dictionaries, encyclopedias, magazines, and newspapers”

			===== Minnesota HF 1063 (2007) =====
			* Signed into law May 30, 2007
			* Short Title: Textbook Disclosure, Pricing, and Access Act (Sec. 10. [135A.25])
			* Provisions of the Bill
			*:Publishers must disclose for any course materials: the title, edition, author, and ISBN Number, the undiscounted price at which they are offered and the undiscounted prices of the various components, both sold separately or packaged together; a summary of revisions between current and previous editions of course materials; and the return policy for course material, including any penalties or conditions for returns.
			*:Any publisher that sells or distributes course material for classroom use in a postsecondary institution must make all bundled course material available to bookstores and postsecondary institutions in an unbundled form, or must provide notice if unbundled material is not available.

	== Production and Costs in EM ==		== Production and Costs in EM ==

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American Graduation Initiative (2009)

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	* Fact Sheet: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-remarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative/		* Fact Sheet: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-remarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative/
	* Summary: 12 billion dollar initiative proposed by the Obama Administration targeting Community Colleges and including $500 million for designing open online courses. According to Catherine Casserly at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the online courses will be free and adaptable distributed under Creative Commons licenses [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(Park 2009)]].		* Summary: 12 billion dollar initiative proposed by the Obama Administration targeting Community Colleges and including $500 million for designing open online courses. According to Catherine Casserly at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the online courses will be free and adaptable distributed under Creative Commons licenses [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(Park 2009)]].
	*:'~~Create a New Online Skills Laboratory:~~ Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]		*:'Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]

	==== H.R. 1464: Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 ====		==== H.R. 1464: Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 ====

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American Graduation Initiative (2009)

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	* Fact Sheet: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-remarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative/		* Fact Sheet: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-remarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative/
	* Summary: 12 billion dollar initiative proposed by the Obama Administration targeting Community Colleges and including $500 million for designing open online courses. According to Catherine Casserly at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the online courses will be free and adaptable distributed under Creative Commons licenses [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(Park 2009)]].		* Summary: 12 billion dollar initiative proposed by the Obama Administration targeting Community Colleges and including $500 million for designing open online courses. According to Catherine Casserly at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the online courses will be free and adaptable distributed under Creative Commons licenses [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(Park 2009)]].

	*:'Create a New Online Skills Laboratory: Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]		*:'Create a New Online Skills Laboratory: Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]

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American Graduation Initiative (2009)

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	* Status: Introduced by President Obama on July 14, 2009		* Status: Introduced by President Obama on July 14, 2009
	* Fact Sheet: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-remarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative/		* Fact Sheet: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-remarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative/
	* Summary: 12 billion dollar initiative proposed by the Obama Administration targeting Community Colleges and including $500 million for designing open online courses.		* Summary: 12 billion dollar initiative proposed by the Obama Administration targeting Community Colleges and including $500 million for designing open online courses. According to Catherine Casserly at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the online courses will be free and adaptable distributed under Creative Commons licenses [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(Park 2009)]].

	*:'Create a New Online Skills Laboratory: Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]		*:'Create a New Online Skills Laboratory: Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]

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American Graduation Initiative (2009)

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	==== American Graduation Initiative (2009) ====		==== American Graduation Initiative (2009) ====
	* Status: Introduced by President Obama on July 14, 2009		* Status: Introduced by President Obama on July 14, 2009
			* Fact Sheet: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-remarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative/
	* Summary: 12 billion dollar initiative proposed by the Obama Administration targeting Community Colleges and including $500 million for designing open online courses.		* Summary: 12 billion dollar initiative proposed by the Obama Administration targeting Community Colleges and including $500 million for designing open online courses.
	*:'Create a New Online Skills Laboratory: Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]		*:'Create a New Online Skills Laboratory: Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone. Interactive software can tailor instruction to individual students like human tutors do, while simulations and multimedia software offer experiential learning. Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs. New open online courses will create new routes for students to gain knowledge, skills and credentials. They will be developed by teams of experts in content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology and made available for modification, adaptation and sharing. The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department’s distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM\|(United States 2009)]]