Can an Electronic Textbooks be Part of K-12 Education?: Challenges, Technological Solutions and Open Issues

An electronic textbook (e-Textbook) is a digitized (or electronic) form of textbook, which normally needs an endorsement by the national or state government when it is used in the K-12 education system. E-Textbooks have been envisioned to replace existing paper-based textbooks due to its educational...

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Published in:TOJET the Turkish online journal of educational technology 2013-01, Vol.12 (1), p.32
Main Authors: LEE, HeeJeong Jasmine, MESSOM, Chris, Kok-Lim, Alvin YAU
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers
CAI
Cloud computing
Cognitive Style
Computer assisted instruction
Digitization
E-books
Education
Education policy
Educational Technology
Electronic paper
Electronic Publishing
Elementary Secondary Education
Interviews
Investigations
Layout (Publications)
Literature reviews
Program Implementation
Research Methodology
Student Attitudes
Teacher Attitudes
Textbook Research
Textbook Selection
Textbook Standards
Textbooks
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Summary:An electronic textbook (e-Textbook) is a digitized (or electronic) form of textbook, which normally needs an endorsement by the national or state government when it is used in the K-12 education system. E-Textbooks have been envisioned to replace existing paper-based textbooks due to its educational advantages. Hence, it is of paramount importance for the relevant parties (i.e. national and state governments, or school districts) to draw a comprehensive roadmap of technologies necessary for the successful adoption of e-Textbooks nationwide. This paper provides a brief overview of e-Textbooks and subsequently an extensive discussion on challenges associated with e-Textbooks in the pursuit of replacing traditional textbooks with e-Textbooks. This paper further provides an extensive review on how the challenges have been approached using existing e-Textbook technologies, such as multi-touch technology, e-Paper, Web 2.0 and cloud computing. Literature review and interview have been conducted to identify the challenges of e-Textbooks implementation in terms of e-Textbook usage levels and the reasons of its refusal. There were 180 students and 20 academic staff participated as a sample for interviews. Eight categories of key challenges were identified. Subsequently, assessment was performed on how the evolving e-Textbook technology has been applied to address the key challenges and problems. This article aims to provide a strong foundation for further investigations in e-Textbooks for successful adoption of e-Textbooks in school education. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1303-6521
1303-6521