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Originally Posted by Kelfazin
So in this setup there are multiple contributors and one instructor? Since the lessons would not be derived from an existing textbook, if the contributors had a disagreement, the instructor would step in and provide the "official" answer? I guess I'm a little confused, could you walk through the steps this kind of lesson would take?
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Here is one suggestion....
The instructor can post all the subtopics he/she would like others to provide material and research. We students could pick and choose ones we liked and put our names down as potential helpers. Assignments would then be given out accordingly. When each assignment is complete, it would go directly to the instructor for review. It would then be edited and compiled with the other subtopics to complete the chapter. Once complete, it would then be introduced as the student material for the class.
This allows a great deal of personal involvement with the course. Judging by the calibre of people here, I think it just might work.
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And just for edification, I don't think the instructors should create a new textbook, just a curriculum, similar to school teachers use an existing book to create a lesson plan. ie: read the chapter, have a lecture on that chapter, then have a question answer period about the lecture/chapter, which would actually fit with any of the above course material concepts 
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That was how I orginally saw it and recommended a couple of good textbooks, not that there are not better ones. However, the Wiki books idea I think would be more enjoyable due to the personal involvement. Also, Wiki books would greatly benefit by our efforts, thus giving us further reward.
We need
antoniseb's thoughts on this, as well as, any other experienced teacher (even if they aren't able to get involved). It is important not to overburden anyone. Hopefully, we can figure out the maximum amount of juice we can get for a minimal amount of squeeze.