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Colleges and universities all over the US are participating in programs that give their students access to open educational resources (OER) in the form of free or very low-cost course materials and..

1. Other word processors do not make the grade Microsoft Word and Google Docs do not have the capabilities nor do they fit the needs of an online educational publisher. An authoring tool allows them..

Online learning is nothing new, but over the past decade it has aged well. Initially, it was argued that online courses couldn’t possibly provide the full benefits of a traditional class. How could a..

Tap-and-place or drag-and-drop questions make your learning more interactive. Try it on your next elearning course and see the difference. This format is quite effective in making your learners stop..

When entering the digital publishing arena, there’s a lot to think about. It’s easy to make an online textbook. Making a GOOD online textbook is a whole different ballgame. An online textbook done..

Recently, we created and distributed a survey on The Future of Educational Publishing. We were very intrigued by the results of the authoring tool questions and thought we would share these results.

If you’re just embarking on your online course creation journey, the plethora of unfamiliar terms and methods of development can be daunting. Fortunately, learning how to reuse content with authoring..

The leading global academic publishers have reported dramatically diminishing sales of printed textbooks which have led not only to hugely reduced profits but also increasing losses – billions of..

With the inevitable rising costs of printed textbooks, students are generally keen to use digital material that is considerably cheaper even than secondhand or rented textbooks.

The hugely successful US entertainment company, Netflix has established a financially viable flat fee model for its digital movie and TV content. Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music are all..

Academic publishers worldwide have catered for a lucrative niche market for decades. At every level of formal education, students and scholars are expected to use textbooks that provide the..

Computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, digital cameras, and the Internet are just some of the everyday realities of life in the 21st century. All make digital content readily available, instantly,..

What are Open Educational Resources? Open Educational Resources (OER) are defined as any type of educational and learning material available for free online. These digital tools are used for..

There is nothing new about digital publishing: it’s been evolving for about half a century. But digital technology has developed at such a rapid rate, it has turned the entire publishing industry on..

US Education Foundations In the last quarter-century, the US state quadrupled its budget in the education sector rising from17.1 billion to 68.3 billion USD according to the US Department of..

Simultaneous Print and Digital Publishing Workflows When publishers produce print and digital products together, the process can take a very long time – sometimes as long as 17 months. This is..

As the international publishing industry faces an increasing decline in the sales of textbooks and other publications, there is a need to identify inefficiencies in the traditional publishing..

In the age of big data and digitization, learning and acquiring knowledge has become a necessity for every individual. With more innovations, more resources, and more information, it is undeniable..

Anyone who has worked in a traditional publishing business knows that the process from ideation to print takes a very long time, sometimes years depending on the scope of the project. The workflow..

If most publishing companies have previously shown some skepticism towards OER (open educational resources), the largest educational publishers have made the first step and launched their first OER..