Plaintext
BC
Open
Textbooks
Review
Criteria:
1. Comprehensiveness
–
The
text
covers
all
areas
and
ideas
of
the
subject
appropriately
and
provides
an
effective
index
and/or
glossary.
2. Content
Accuracy
–
Content,
including
diagrams
and
other
supplementary
material,
is
accurate,
error-‐free
and
unbiased.
3. Relevance/Longevity
–
Content
is
up-‐to-‐date,
but
not
in
a
way
that
will
quickly
make
the
text
obsolete
within
a
short
period
of
time.
The
text
is
written
and/or
arranged
in
such
a
way
that
necessary
updates
will
be
relatively
easy
and
straightforward
to
implement.
4. Clarity
–
The
text
is
written
in
lucid,
accessible
prose,
and
provides
adequate
context
for
any
jargon/technical
terminology
used.
5. Consistency
–
The
text
is
internally
consistent
in
terms
of
terminology
and
framework.
6. Modularity
–
The
text
is
easily
and
readily
divisible
into
smaller
reading
sections
that
can
be
assigned
at
different
points
within
the
course
(i.e.,
enormous
blocks
of
text
without
subheadings
should
be
avoided).
The
text
should
not
be
overly
self-‐referential,
and
should
be
easily
reorganized
and
realigned
with
various
subunits
of
a
course
without
presenting
much
disruption
to
the
reader.
7. Organization/Structure/Flow
–
The
topics
in
the
text
are
presented
in
a
logical,
clear
fashion.
8. Interface
–
The
text
is
free
of
significant
interface
issues,
including
navigation
problems,
distortion
of
images/charts,
and
any
other
display
features
that
may
distract
or
confuse
the
reader.
9. Grammatical
Errors
–
The
text
contains
no
grammatical
errors.
10. Cultural
Relevance
–
The
text
is
not
culturally
insensitive
or
offensive
in
any
way.
It
should
make
use
of
examples
that
are
inclusive
of
a
variety
of
races,
ethnicities,
and
backgrounds.
11. Are
there
any
other
comments
you
would
like
to
make
about
this
book,
for
example,
its
appropriateness
in
a
Canadian
context
or
specific
updates
you
think
need
to
be
made?
12. For
what
level
would
this
text
be
appropriate
(i.e.
First
Year,
Second
Year,
etc)
This
content
is
a
derivative
of
the
Peer
Review
criteria
used
by
Saylor.org,
available
at
http://www.saylor.org/open-‐textbook-‐challenge-‐peer-‐review-‐criteria/,
which
is
a
derivative
of
the
review
rubric
used
by
College
Open
Textbooks,
available
at
http://collegeopentextbooks.ning.com/page/review-‐2.
This
work
is
licensed
under
a
Creative
Commons
Attribution
3.0
Unported
license.