ccotpCC Open Textbook ProjectCCOT ProjectThe <b><a href="http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org">CC Open Textbook Project</a></b> is an initiative by the <a href="http://oerconsortium.org">Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources</a> to support the to development and use of open textbooks for community college courses. <p>
Open textbooks listed in this lens have been peer-reviewed by college faculty based on the following criteria.<p>
<b>Review Criteria</b>
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* Clarity and comprehensibility - content, including the instructions and exercises<br>
* Accuracy <br>
* Readability - in terms of logic, sequencing, and flow<br>
* Consistency of course materials - consistency in the content language and use of key terms as is necessary to facilitate understanding by novice users<br>
* Appropriateness of content - appropriateness of the material for community college level course<br>
* Interface - technological issues such as broken links, improperly displayed graphics, and ease of navigation<br>
* Content usefulness - the ways in which the content could be useful for teachers, students, and those with a general interest in the subject area<br>
* Content errors - the presence or absence of factual errors, grammatical errors, and typographical errors <br>
* Reading level - appropriate for community college level students<br>
* Cultural relevance - use of examples that are inclusive of diverse races and ethnicities<br>
* Modularity - the ability to adapt, rearrange, add, delete and modify the content by sections<br>endorsementshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://cnx.org/lenses/ccotp/endorsements/logohttp://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/reviewindex.htmlVisit webpage for CCOT Project open textbook reviews.truetruefalseenBarbara Illowsky, Ph.D., Susan DeanCollaborative Statistics