Digital Textbooks Are Forcing a Radical Shift in Higher Ed | Moodle and Web 2.0 | Scoop.it

FOR SEVERAL DECADES, textbook publishers followed the same basic model: Pitch a hefty tome of knowledge to faculty for inclusion in lesson plans; charge students an equally hefty sum; revise and update its content as needed every few years. Repeat. But the last several years have seen a shift at colleges and universities—one that has more recently turned tectonic.


Via Elizabeth E Charles, juandoming