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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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#OEB13 Post Review

eLearning 24-7

One stop shop – this was not only on various learning platforms, but also with solutions such as course libraries – i.e. course marketplace sites and some e-learning tools. What I did not see a lot of was Gamification. But I did hear mention of OER via attendees and a couple of vendors. MOOCs were low as well.

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Online Educa Berlin 2014 Conference Review #OEB14

eLearning 24-7

As noted in an earlier post, Growth is launching a higher education version of their gamification LMS, with feature sets specifically for the HE industry. 1 LMS for 2015 (surprise!) – gamification wrapped around strong feature set includes many of my next tier gamification feature sets including built-in badge library.

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

Hurix Digital

These sources include open educational sources (OERs). Early research suggests that learning from OERs is similar to that achieved from traditional textbooks. Taking the gamification or storytelling approach also helps in effective delivery of online learning content. Use a suitable Instructional Design Model.

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Future of Higher Education – Digital Textbooks and Courses

MagicBox

Prominence of technology in schools, colleges and universities has reached new dimensions with the adoption of new technologies like artificial intelligence, gamification, mobile learning and more. This doesn’t mean that the traditional libraries have been left to settle a path for themselves. Advantages of Online Textbooks.

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Future of Higher Education – Digital Textbooks and Courses

MagicBox

Prominence of technology in schools, colleges and universities has reached new dimensions with the adoption of new technologies like artificial intelligence, gamification, mobile learning and more. This doesn’t mean that the traditional libraries have been left to settle a path for themselves. Advantages of Online Textbooks.