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Addressing the Local in Localization: A Case Study of Open Textbook Adoption by Three South African Teachers
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Jimes, Cynthia; Weiss, Shenandoah; Keep, Renae – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2013
This article presents a case study of the adoption and use of open textbooks by three high school teachers in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The textbooks, collaboratively authored and distributed through the South African initiative, Siyavula, are available online and are openly licensed, allowing teachers to freely use, modify,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Adoption (Ideas), Electronic Publishing