E-Learning

MITx Could Revolutionize Higher Education

Submitted by admin on Jan 31 1:56pm GMT

Original article was written by Kevin Carey for The Chronicle, questions asked by AntiWorldNews
MIT has invented or improved many world-changing things—radar, information theory, and synthetic self-replicating molecules, to name a few. Last month the university announced, to mild fanfare, an invention that could be similarly transformative, this time for higher education itself. It’s called MITx. In that small lowercase letter, a great deal is contained.
 

MIT has invented or improved many world-changing things—radar, information theory, and synthetic self-replicating molecules, to name a few. Last month the university announced, to mild fanfare, an invention that could be similarly transformative, this time for higher education itself. It’s called MITx.

How Publishers Should Prepare for EPUB 3

Submitted by admin on Jan 19 5:31pm GMT

The future of e-books is now.
The approval of a new coding language for e-books, developed by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), a global trade and standards organization for the promotion of electronic publishing, means that soon it will be a relatively simple matter for e-books to contain video, audio, dynamic content and all sorts of interactive features.

This original article was written by Jeremy Greenfield and can be found at http://www.digitalbookworld.com
 
The future of e-books is now.

How Students Use Technology (Infographic)

Submitted by aharford on Aug 11 12:01pm GMT

This article was written by Sarah Kessler and was published at Mashable.com
It’s clear that today’s students rely heavily on electronic devices even when they’re not incorporated in the classroom. In one survey of college students, 38% said they couldn’t even go 10 minutes without switching on some sort of electronic device.

It’s clear that today’s students rely heavily on electronic devices even when they’re not incorporated in the classroom.