User Experience Testing in the Open Textbook Adaptation Workflow
A Case Study
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https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v40i1.12039Abstract
As library publishers and open education programs grow, it is imperative that we integrate practices in our workflows that prioritize and include end users. Although there is information available on best practices for user testing and accessibility compliance, more can be done to give insight into the library publishing context. This study examines the user and accessibility testing workflow during the modification of an existing open textbook using Pressbooks at Texas Tech University.
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