Reddit Collection of Free Courseware

Reddit has a posting of free courses online, some translated into foreign languages.  The collection is breathtaking.  I doubt this will supplant sage-on-the-stage courses, but it is likely to help students attending live classes be better prepared.  It also helps teachers see what other teachers cover, and thus improve all offerings

Amazon Helps Break Textbook Racket

The textbook racket is a free market, so economic means are appropriate to taking down the bad guys.  Those $300 textbooks can be found for $25 on Amazon, or so says my college daughter.  Amazon gives special consideration to students.  One fellow cleverly likens the textbook market to the big pharmaceutical biz in his well-rounded critique.  Problem is, there are calls to regulate this market... no, no, no... the market is sorting out the problem.