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The Rise of OER and Digital Textbooks in Higher Education

Kitaboo

We’ve moved from traditional print textbooks to digital ones and even to Open Educational Resource s (OER). Among the big trends in higher education textbooks , using OER and digital textbooks stands out. The Emergence and Scope of Open Educational Resources OER and Digital Textbooks II. How to Use OER?

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Key Factors to Consider in Educational Resources Licensing

Kitaboo

Traditionally, books were the only medium used (in addition to chalkboards) to help students learn. Licensing, for one, helps the course creators have some ownership of their Open Educational Resources, or OERs. What is OER? How Does OER Differ from Traditional Learning Resources? Table of Contents I.

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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

Digital libraries, like Project Gutenberg and Google Books, have digitized vast collections of books and made them freely accessible to readers worldwide. Open Educational Resources (OERs): Open Educational Resources are freely accessible educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and more.

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Strategic Partnerships in Publishing: A Game Changer for Authors

Kitaboo

A well-defined strategy can help publishers reach their target audience and develop unique selling propositions for their books in the domain of Higher Education. They place high value on opportunities to apply knowledge through diverse projects, simulations, and collaborative activities.

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Digitization of Education – Modernizing Classrooms for Good

Harbinger Interactive Learning

Most of my learning still happened in traditional classrooms, with teachers around, and through paper books. Interestingly, I have progressed from calling them real books to paper books in the last few years). using appropriate instructional methodologies like gamification, animations, videos, simulations, scenarios, and more.

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Digitization of Education – Modernizing Classrooms for Good

Harbinger Interactive Learning

Most of my learning still happened in traditional classrooms, with teachers around, and through paper books. Interestingly, I have progressed from calling them real books to paper books in the last few years). using appropriate instructional methodologies like gamification, animations, videos, simulations, scenarios, and more.

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Why Should Traditional Publishers Switch to Digital Publishing Platforms?

MagicBox

While only a small percentage of the student cohort buys new textbooks, most students either rent books or prefer digital content. MagicBox TM allows you to incorporate game-based simulations in a course so as to create more engaging e-learning content to analyze and apply newly acquired knowledge to real-life scenarios.