Report Shows that Digital Textbooks are Gaining Fans at Indiana University
Indiana University has been working on its own institutional level digital textbook system, and last month it released a report on its ongoing efforts to switch to digital textbooks. The signs are promising.
A total of 22 courses covering 1,700 students have participated in the new digital textbook program, with classes spread across history, Italian, business, telecommunications, psychology, math and astronomy. The diverse selection was more random than deliberate; participation in the program depended on individual professor or instructor and their preference for or against digital textbooks.
The students in 12 of the courses were surveyed at the end of the semester, and the reading habits of all the students in all 22 courses were also tracked.
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