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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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The Role of Higher Education Publishing Solutions in Transforming the Learning Landscape

Kitaboo

They believe in providing personalized educational services according to the needs and preferences of educators, learners, and educational organizations. Their primary aim is to provide a range of services and technologies to create, distribute, and manage educational content. Open educational resources (OER).

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Top 5 Educational Content Publishing Platforms For Teachers & Educators

Kitaboo

Integration Capabilities To ensure the creation of top-tier educational content and its effective delivery and accessibility, the content publishing platform must be compatible with third-party services and applications. Smashwords Smashwords is another platform for teachers seeking to publish eBooks for educational purposes.

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Step-by-Step Guide to Licensing Teaching Materials

Kitaboo

For example, a video used in an eBook might be owned and created by a third party. Open Educational Resources (OER): Free to share and collaborate on, these licenses are meant for reuse. Attribution means crediting the original author while using the entire content, a quote, an excerpt, or any other multimedia.

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How Digital Transformations Are Making K12 Education More Equitable

Kitaboo

These schools often struggle to provide adequate support services, such as special education programs or extracurricular activities. On a short note, KITABOO actively promotes open educational resources (OERs) , making high-quality learning materials freely available to all. This creates a stark inequality in educational opportunities.

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

Kitaboo

And with school authorities deciding which eBooks to use for the academic year, students are left with little to no choice but to comply with their institute’s demands. Publishers allow students to opt for monthly or semester-wise subscriptions, where students can get eBooks for less than half the price of a paperback textbook.

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Digitization of Education – Modernizing Classrooms for Good

Harbinger Interactive Learning

Digital transformation is best understood as the adoption of digital technology to transform services or businesses, through replacing non-digital or manual processes with digital processes or replacing older digital technology with newer digital technology. Common Approaches to Digitize.