Apple 's entry into the Higher Education Space was an Interesting one , and might pave the way for Digital eLearning and enure immense reach.In the last
academic year, students spent more than $5 billion on textbooks. The iPad is a
substitute for textbooks. And as more and more of those pricey textbooks are
available on the iPad – for much less money than the paper version – students
will see a huge reduction in the amount of money they have to spend on those
textbooks.
While the iTunes U app provides access to the content that’s
available in the iTunes U section of the iTunes Store, it also
offers a means for teacher and student interaction. The opening interface looks
a lot like Apple’s iBooks app, with a bookshelf that hosts icons representing
your courses. Tap on a course, and you’ll see a list of topics on the left,
such as Overview, Instructor, and OutlineTeachers can post a syllabus, notes, and assignments to the
class, and students receive notifications when new posts are available.
. More than 600 universities, plus
other cultural institutions like the New York Public Library, MoMA, and PBS stations
are on iTunes U. Teachers can distribute course materials through iTunes U as
well, using ePub and PDF file formats.
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