Potential of EPUB3 for Digital Textbooks in Higher Education
Abstract
The e-book market is currently in a strong upswing. This research study deals with the question which practical uses the e-book format EPUB3 offers for (higher) education. By means of a didactic content analysis, a range of interactive exercise types were developed as a result of conversations with teachers. For this purpose, a didactic and technical concept has been developed. Different kinds of exercises were prototypically implemented in an e-book. Finally, a brief overview reflects the present state of the current e-book readers. A subsequent discussion illuminates the strengths and weaknesses of the format. In summary, it can be remarked that EPUB3 is suitable for a variety of different exercises and that it is able to serve as a basic format for forthcoming digital textbooks. Furthermore the openness of EPUB3 will assist Open Learning and Teaching in a meaningful way.
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@article{arxiv.1606.05690,
title = {Potential of EPUB3 for Digital Textbooks in Higher Education},
author = {Martin Ebner and Christian Gailer and Mohammad Khalil and Michael Kopp and Elke Lackner and Michael Raunig},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.05690},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Conference, 13 pages