California and Texas Leaders Address How to Reduce College Textbook Costs, Improve Quality of Education

Join Dean Florez, Calif. Senate Majority Leader; Dr. Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor, Houston Community College; Eric Frank, President, Flat World Knowledge; and Dennis Passovoy, The University of Texas at Austin, for a webcast on, “How to Drive College Costs Down and Quality Up in Texas and California: Emerging Textbook Solutions,” on Tuesday. November 16, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. EST.

Reporters are invited to join faculty and administrators in this one-hour webinar. A Q&A session will follow the presentations.

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Long recognized for their influence on education and textbook publishing, California and Texas are poised to be national leaders in reducing barriers to higher education and taking action to rein in skyrocketing college textbook prices.

Webcast will discuss:

--Why textbooks costs have sky-rocketed

--How textbook costs impact students, faculty and institutions

--Current efforts in Calif. and Texas to address textbook affordability

--What defines open educational resources and open textbooks, and how do they reduce student costs, while increasing quality, accessibility, and innovation?

Core Facts

WHO: Dean Florez Senate Majority Leader California State Senate Dr. Charles Cook Vice Chancellor Houston Community College Eric Frank President and Co-Founder Flat World Knowledge Dennis Passovoy McCombs School of Business The University of Texas at Austin
WHAT: Webcast, “How to Drive College Costs Down and Quality Up in Texas and California: Emerging Textbook Solutions.”
WHEN: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 2:30 p.m. EST/1:30 p.m. CST/11:30 a.m. PST
WHERE: Register for the webcast at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/399352082

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Flat World Knowledge is the largest publisher of free and open college textbooks for students worldwide. Committed to making higher education more affordable and accessible, the company provides students with free online access to complete, peer-reviewed textbooks, with options to purchase affordable print and digital formats, including e-books, audio books, PDF downloads and interactive study aids. Flat World’s open license and online editing platform enable professors to modify the content and create the “perfect book” for their course. To date, more than 1,600 professors at over 900 colleges in 44 countries have used Flat World open textbooks. To learn more, visit www.flatworldknowledge.com; follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/flatworldknowledge; and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/flat_world.

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12th November 2010