Open Source Courseware
Setting an example for Higher
Education and the rest of the world.
What is Open Source?
•Created by development
community and not a
single vendor
•Historically software
centered
•Expanded uses of today
*Humanitarian
*Tangible forms of
creation
*Textbooks
What would an Open Source Course look
like?
EC202 Video Lecture
Helpful links
http://creativecommons.org/
http://www.opensourcetext.org/index.htm
www.opencapitalist.org
Indexing recognition of topic change
COMMENT
Andrea Wrote: How do you assess the Future
Value in algebraic form?
Darren Replied: FV=PV(1+i)ⁿ
Other Helpful Examples
Example #1: PV=FV(1+i)ⁿ
Example #2: (n) should be considered
when FV will be received.
Example #3: The (PV) of and asset will
decrease as (i) rises on safe assets as
the risk premium rises.
Open Source Textbooks
Copyrights exclude certain populations from entering the
educational world.
• Wikibooks is a community for creating a free library of
educational textbooks that anyone can use, copy, and edit.
• California Open Source Textbook Project (COPSTP)
1. Eliminates 400m state budget for textbooks
2. Significant increase in the range of content offered in
education
3. Permanently end textbook shortages
Professor’s Role
• Create the course materials using the open
source model
• Correct misinformation
• Improve concept explanations based on class
consensus
• Foster a collaborative work environment
Students Role
• Self motivation
• Make improvements/find errors (possibly for
extra credit)
• Add examples or helpful links (possibly for
extra credit)
• Help other students in the class
• Creating a socially responsible environment
Open Education
• Free to everyone
• Only paying for PCC credit
• Community College Philosophy
Major Benefits
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Cutting Edge Idea used in ivy league
Potential to put PCC in lime light
Free access to education for everyone
Collaboration makes education the best it can be
Utilizing current open sourced tools and texts will
lower the cost of course creation
• Ultimately leading to a pivotal movement in the
social constructs of education