Wikibooks.
Following up on the two previous postings about free online libraries,
here's a link to Wikibooks, a collection of open-content textbooks.
"Wikibooks is a Wikimedia project set up July 10, 2003. Since then, volunteers have written around 7654 book modules in a multitude of books." Wikibooks is yet another resource for students, teachers, and online learners.
More information about Wikibooks is provided in the section Why open textbooks?:
"The textbooks on this site are all released under an open content
license that means that they are free forever. No one can keep you from
using these materials, modifying them or distributing them. Also, the
license guarantees that any works that are derived from these materials
will be similarly free to modify and distribute, forever."
"Are you really going to spend $100 or more for a textbook when you
can get the same information for free? These texts are owned by the
community and the world."
"Our textbooks are started by people who are familiar with the
subject. Content is continually augmented by Wikibookians. This is no
lone professor seeking additional income, it is a community of people
who are there to learn the material in the least painful way to get the
grade and be prepared for the next step. That means textbooks that make
sense."
"You will never have to wait months or years for another edition to
come out that incorporates the latest changes in the field. The very
minute a discovery or advancement is made the text can be updated to
reflect that change."
"Every module in the textbooks has its own associated talk page
where students can ask each other questions and help each other with
the material."
"Learners from around the globe who have access to the Web can find
quality educational information, regardless of financial status,
local/regional educational restrictions, or proximity to an educational
institution."
The books can be browsed by Category, by Dewey Classifications, by
an Alphabetical Index, and by Bookshelves. The top page also lists the
most actively viewed 10 books, New Books, and shows a featured Book of
the Month. ____JH [EduResources Weblog--Higher Education Resources Online]
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