For the most part, CDs seem to be used more in high school classrooms than in college lecture halls and so publishing one of these things would mean marketing it for the secondary level. This is to suggest that there are two different forums in which to publish. Certainly people such as Bill and myself would like to think that options other than the traditional track into academia exists. If the reviewing process exists, I'd still find that credible. The other route would be to put together outside reviewers on an ad hoc basis as part of the project.
Faculty also receive stipends for their involvement.
Eileen Walsh, Ph.D. Asst. IRC is an outfit that produces teaching media. I have a couple of CD-ROMS from them, and they work quite well for me. They can be slow in sending stuff, but, depending on how you wish to use their products, they can be very helpful. Here for an Internet Citation Guide .