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Adopting E-Textbooks in Higher Education: Are You Ready?

Adopting E-Textbooks in Higher Education: Are You Ready?

Taralynn Hartsell, Sirui Wang
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781799802389|ISBN10: 1799802388|EISBN13: 9781799802402
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0238-9.ch021
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Hartsell, Taralynn, and Sirui Wang. "Adopting E-Textbooks in Higher Education: Are You Ready?." Handbook of Research on Diverse Teaching Strategies for the Technology-Rich Classroom, edited by Lawrence A. Tomei and David D. Carbonara, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 341-360. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0238-9.ch021

APA

Hartsell, T. & Wang, S. (2020). Adopting E-Textbooks in Higher Education: Are You Ready?. In L. Tomei & D. Carbonara (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Diverse Teaching Strategies for the Technology-Rich Classroom (pp. 341-360). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0238-9.ch021

Chicago

Hartsell, Taralynn, and Sirui Wang. "Adopting E-Textbooks in Higher Education: Are You Ready?." In Handbook of Research on Diverse Teaching Strategies for the Technology-Rich Classroom, edited by Lawrence A. Tomei and David D. Carbonara, 341-360. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0238-9.ch021

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Abstract

E-textbooks make digital learning content portable, transferrable, and searchable, increase students' engagement, and enable highly interactive learning opportunities. However, adopting e-textbooks in higher education is far from its confirmation stage. This chapter examines the relationship between the perceived attributes of using e-textbooks by instructors and their actual use of e-textbooks in higher education settings. Further, the study explores factors that prevent instructors from fully adopting e-textbooks in teaching and explains how to circumvent such challenges. Challenges of adopting e-textbooks for instructors in higher education have been revealed by the survey. The findings suggest that instructors, institutions, and e-textbook publishers should work collaboratively to enhance the adoption of e-textbooks in higher education.

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