Abstract:IntroductionIn 2012, the British Columbia government announced a plan to fund a program that will result in the creation of open access textbooks for 40 lower-year university courses -the first such program in any of the provinces. This paper will argue that Ontario should follow British Columbia's lead and invest in the development of a project to create and promote the use of open textbooks. The first section will discuss the concept of open textbooks and the various initiatives and legislation that have bee… Show more
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