1. There is a crowd of students who ultimately pay for everything such as housing, food, and education. Asking those students, who are probably willing take out loans, to pay for books on top of tuition seems unsystematic to be in a game for their education when they can’t afford.

2. OER address one challenge by giving the student the availability to review a textbook online for free or at a small price. That is a blessing. However, where it fails is that the open domain will have textbooks that contain heavy flaws. Personally, OpenStack textbooks are unappealing and very difficult to read but they are the more popular textbook in OER.

3. I don’t think so, with the load of multiple classes and personal commitments, prioritization comes to play and OER would most definitely fall under both examples. It would be a lost cause but, alternatively, offering a survey in the end of the course about the textbook would be a viable and fair thing to do for students.

4.The three most important ideas are Accuracy, Well-structured writing to explain concepts, and design ability.

5. The most important thing I’ve learned in this seminar is most definitely the copyright lecture. I was baffled with preconceived notions about if I’ve infringed or somebody violated my copyrights. It compelled me to learn and further educate myself on what can I do to protect my rights and others.

Your final reflection will be a public blog post. Below are instructions on how to create a post:

Create a title for your post and answer these questions in 250 words or less:

1. Reflecting back on our work this semester, in what ways are textbooks a challenge for students? It might be helpful to review The Textbook Manifesto and your initial discussion board post about it.
2. What is one way OER addresses these challenges? What is one way OER fails to address them?
3. Should students evaluate textbooks as part of their regular classwork/education? Why or why not?
4. Imagine your are a professor choosing a textbook for your class. What are three important ideas to consider when selecting a textbook for students?
5. What is the most important thing you learned from this seminar?