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The Cengage-MHE Merger and Data Danger

By Michael Feldstein. Posted on August 27, 2019

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PIRG’s SPARC group filed a brief with the Department of Justice opposing the merger between Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education. The section on data danger is worth a close read.

Cengage Unlimited Draws the Battle Lines in the Curricular Materials War

By Michael Feldstein. Posted on January 7, 2018

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Which will win: “Good enough” or “better enough”?

Cengage Unlimited Textbook Author Update

By Michael Feldstein. Posted on December 23, 2017

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Cengage Unlimited raises some substantial challenges for the company’s relationships with its authors.

Cengage Unlimited Draws the Battle Lines in the Curricular Materials War

By Michael Feldstein. Posted on December 19, 2017

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Which will win: “Good enough” or “better enough”?

Greg Mankiw Thinks Greg Mankiw’s Textbook Is Fairly Priced

By Michael Feldstein. Posted on February 27, 2015

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This is kind of hilarious. Greg Mankiw has written a blog post expressing his perplexity1 with The New York Times’ position that textbooks are overpriced: To me, this reaction seems strange. After all, the Times is a for-profit company in the business of providing information. If it really thought that some type of information (that […]

No, really, courseware is a thing now

By Michael Feldstein. Posted on July 25, 2013

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In the operating plan slide deck that Cengage recently released as a consequence of their bankruptcy proceedings, the executive summary slide says that a key element of their strategy is “driving aggressive digital growth in a course model.” “Course solutions” is mentioned three times in the deck as well. Cengage, as a company, is essentially […]

Cengage MindTap and the Evolution of Courseware

By Michael Feldstein. Posted on May 12, 2013

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So MindTap just won a CODiE award for “Best Post-secondary Personalized Learning Solution.” In and of itself, this isn’t a big deal. No offense intended to current or prior winners, but the CODiEs often feel like awards for “Best Instant Coffee” or “Best New Technology Product by an Important Sponsor of Our Awards Program.” They’re not exactly […]
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