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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

Kitaboo

According to NBC’s review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, textbook prices have risen over 3 times the rate of inflation from January 1977 to June 2015, a whopping 1,041% increase. Related: Are Digital Textbooks More Effective for K-12 Curriculum. And it is cost-effective as it’s an all-in-one repository.

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The Making of a Future-proof Online Learning Program for Colleges & Universities

Hurix Digital

A report published by the US Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics in 2018 shows that the number of students who took at least some of their courses online in 2017 grew by more than 350,000 — a healthy 5.7% Here are the Best Practices for Effective Online Course Development. increase from 2016. .

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eLearning Conferences 2013

Tony Karrer

link] December 3-14, 2012 Open Content Licensing for Educators (#OCL4Ed), organized by the OER Foundation, offered online. link] January 3-6, 2013 International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Conference (ICSEI 2012), 26 th , Santiago, Chile. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA.