Right now Student Monitor researchers are in the field at college campuses across the country, speaking with students in over 1,200 one-on-one interviews to uncover the latest trends in higher education, including the benefits of digital course materials in terms of affordability and learning outcomes.As we wait for the results of our current study to come back, I wanted to … [Read more...] about A Survey of Higher Ed Publishers Regarding eBook Trends
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Inclusive Access: A New Frontier for Accessing Course Materials
Here at Student Monitor, we stay alert to the myriad of course material options students have to choose from. One innovative option that students are turning to is the Inclusive Access (IA) delivery model, which allows publishers to partner with higher education institutions to provide digital materials on or before the first day of class at the lowest possible cost, with … [Read more...] about Inclusive Access: A New Frontier for Accessing Course Materials
Pearson+ Releases New Curated Videos in their textbook app
Pearson launched the digital textbook platform Pearson+ in August of 2021 and they now have 4.5 million registered users and 330,000 paid subscribers. The company has just introduced some brand new enhancements for the back to school season, such as engaging and curated content to fit how students prefer to study, dynamic and interactive video. The video system is called … [Read more...] about Pearson+ Releases New Curated Videos in their textbook app
How do students personalize their digital course materials?
What benefits students the most? Well, if you ask the students themselves - and at Student Monitor we do ask them, surveying 1,412 undergrads for our Spring 2022 edition -- the answer is personalization. In fact, our most recent conversations with students underscored the central role that personalization played in driving the 156% jump in sales of unlimited digital course … [Read more...] about How do students personalize their digital course materials?
Google Classroom will have compatibility with Overdrive Sora
Overdrive is best known for their digital library business. They power the audiobook and ebook collections of the vast majority of libraries in North America and most of the world. Libby is their flagship app, which allows you to borrow content from the library and read it, without having to leave the app. A subset of their business is Overdrive Education. They offer ebooks, … [Read more...] about Google Classroom will have compatibility with Overdrive Sora
College Trends: The Pandemic increased adoption of E-Textbooks
The pandemic changed everything, and for a lot of college students that meant studying from their childhood bedroom, connected to the university experience by nothing more, or less, than the digital dashes and dots of remote learning. Two years later, as students return to the classroom, what if any of the pandemic induced trends are sticking? The increased uptake in digital … [Read more...] about College Trends: The Pandemic increased adoption of E-Textbooks
Pearson India launch digital learning solution for students and teachers
Pearson India has launched a digital learning solution in the country which is aimed at providing students and teachers with a comprehensive resource of learning material that can be accessed anytime and anywhere, Telegraph India reported. The company said the above initiative is in line with the Indian government's Digital India program as well as the National Education Policy … [Read more...] about Pearson India launch digital learning solution for students and teachers
E Ink Yuantai promoting digital reading literacy in Taoyuan City in Taiwan
E Ink announced that it is collaborating with the Taoyuan City Government in Taiwan to promote e-paper based smart reading solutions to aid in vision friendly digital reading. In pursuit of this objective, the Education Bureau of Taoyuan City Government has earmarked a dozen middle schools situated in remote and non-urban areas as well as a single middle school situated in the … [Read more...] about E Ink Yuantai promoting digital reading literacy in Taoyuan City in Taiwan
UK Universities investigating the high cost of ebooks
Thousands of university staff in the UK are launching a probe into the high cost of academic ebooks. They state that the ebook prices are increasing without any rhyme or reason. "Price rises are common, sudden and appear arbitrary" with some digital books increasing by 200%, they say in a letter to Education Committee MPs.Universities are having their budgets stretched thin … [Read more...] about UK Universities investigating the high cost of ebooks
Decline in Student Spending on Textbooks Continues
Average student spending on college textbooks and course materials continued to decline during the fall semester of 2020, dropping 7% compared to the same term last year. According to Student Monitor, average student spending on course materials was $186 for the Fall 2020 semester, a decline of 7% when compared to the Fall 2019 spend of $199. The decline was primarily the … [Read more...] about Decline in Student Spending on Textbooks Continues
Student spending on Textbooks continue to Decline
There are two new reports that have been issued that takes a look at student spending on textbooks and digital textbooks The results are particularly compelling because two different research firms, using two different methodologies, arrived at roughly the same conclusion regarding the multi-year decline in student spending on course materials.Student Monitor’s LIFESTYLE … [Read more...] about Student spending on Textbooks continue to Decline
The average student spent $205 to buy or rent course materials
A couple of months ago a 2019 Good e-Reader published a report from Student Monitor showed campusa decline of 29 percent in student spending on learning materials over the past five years. The Student Monitor findings are the result of comprehensive, one-on-one, on-campus interviews with four-year, full-time undergraduates attending 93 colleges and universities.Average … [Read more...] about The average student spent $205 to buy or rent course materials