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What is Electronic Book

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Handbook of Research on Hybrid Learning Models: Advanced Tools, Technologies, and Applications
An electronic book is essentially a corpus of electronic information to which a book metaphor has been applied. This gives the corpus many of the structural and visual attributes that are normally associated with conventional paper-based books. There are many advantages associated with electronic books - for example, ease of distribution, updating and searching. Collections of electronic books are usually stored in a digital library facility along with other types of similar artefact such as electronic journals and electronic pamphlets.
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Using Metanotation as a Tool for Describing Learning Systems
Philip Barker (University of Teesside, UK)
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-380-7.ch003
Abstract
Metanotation is a powerful tool for describing systems, objects and processes. This chapter illustrates how this tool can be used to specify the nature and characteristics of learning systems and the various artefacts from which they are composed. It is suggested that messages and messaging systems are the fundamental building blocks from which learning artefacts are created. The chapter therefore discusses the nature of communication and messaging from an educational perspective and then outlines how various types of message artefact can be used to build hybrid learning systems that involve the use of Webs, Wikis, weblogs and electronic books.
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