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.
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Cengage Unlimited Draws the Battle Lines in the Curricular Materials War
Which will win: “Good enough” or “better enough”?
Cengage Unlimited Textbook Author Update
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
Which will win: “Good enough” or “better enough”?
Greg Mankiw Thinks Greg Mankiw’s Textbook Is Fairly Priced
This is kind of hilarious. Greg Mankiw has written a blog post expressing his perplexity ((Hat tip to Stephen Downes for the link.)) 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 […]
No, really, courseware is a thing now
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
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 […]