The E-book vs the Ordinary Book
Zygmunt Scheidlinger,
IFETS,
Aug 11, 2003
The latest IFETS discussion paper is out and the criticism has already started, one writer commenting - accurately - that the article is nothing more than a series of unsubstantiated assertions. The mere fact of being digital gives the eBook properties not shared by the traditional book, but this in itself does not make it better, nor is the conclusion that "the e-book may prepare the learner to learn independently, without a teacher" supported by these observations. The major question - why the author thinks that digital learning would resemble a book - is left untouched.
Today: 7 Total: 116 [Direct link] [Share]
