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Pros and Cons of Digital Textbooks Technology

Pros and Cons of Digital Textbooks Technology

Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781466683006|ISBN10: 1466683007|EISBN13: 9781466683013
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8300-6.ch011
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Elena Railean. "Pros and Cons of Digital Textbooks Technology." Psychological and Pedagogical Considerations in Digital Textbook Use and Development, IGI Global, 2015, pp.227-247. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8300-6.ch011

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E. Railean (2015). Pros and Cons of Digital Textbooks Technology. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8300-6.ch011

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Elena Railean. "Pros and Cons of Digital Textbooks Technology." In Psychological and Pedagogical Considerations in Digital Textbook Use and Development. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8300-6.ch011

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Abstract

Students do not necessarily enjoy using textbooks. One of the main reasons is that multimodal texts are harder to process by brain patterns. Digital textbooks technology aims to reduce this pitfall, offering multimedia feedback and interactivity as the main features of the powerful learning environment. There are two ways: a) using and developing the digital textbook as a pedagogical resource and b) using and developing digital textbook as a learning tool. The first way offers speed of finding, purchasing, downloading, as well as digital reading. The second way adds the power of assembling digital content through representation in a person's own manner as well as group development of content. Educational outcomes in a digital textbook learning environment are better than in scholastic models. This chapter presents pros and cons of the digital textbook technology in concept of postmodernism philosophy. The role of the digital textbook technology for learning is proved.

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