I totally agree with Stephen Downes in addressing that Open Licensing of textbook or use of OER will save money for our students and at the same time allow more collaborative approach of sharing resources. In addition in the near future it can contribute to a cheaper education system for all.
The use of OERs at University of the South Pacific (USP) has recently gained some popularity ans some teaching staff are now using OER in their courses. But this is on a very small scale and the OER's used are just bits and pieces of materials from open content provided. Moving into open text books will be a challenges but we think it will start to happen soon.
