The Textbook Dilemma: Digital or Print? Evidence from a Selected US University
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The increasing price of textbooks impacts students higher education in the world. E-textbooks are becoming popular among at all levels education, especially university level. There is a shift reading habits and preferences towards e-textbooks. This growing trend has encouraged researchers to gather information about students' experiences, attitudes, perceptions regarding using e-textbooks their impact on learning process. study surveys undergraduate small mid-western USA. Data collected from studying four different colleges. A total 346 questionnaires were collected. findings revealed that 34.39% current users sample do not want use future. predominant factors influencing adoption over print cost, engagement interactive exercises, convenience, flexibility. suggests some initiatives educators, technology experts, designers, universities can take for more adopt digital version solve problem affordability.
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عنوان ژورنال: TEM Journal
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2217-8333', '2217-8309']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18421/tem111-30