Digital Textbooks: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Online Learning

This report delves into the comparison between digital and printed textbooks, highlighting the advantages of the former in the context of online learning. The digital textbooks are cost-effective, eco-friendly, and easily accessible. Students can access the digital textbooks to have a quick revision before exam or completing an assignment on the way to their schools. The report emphasizes the convenience and interactive nature of digital textbooks, as they can be used on mobile devices and tablets, providing easy access to content and the ability to highlight and search for information. This report concludes that digital textbooks are the future of education, with the digital books or the digital textbooks are now in demand for their obvious advantages.

Running head: INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE LEARNING
INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE LEARNING
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INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE LEARNING
The introduction of technology to the classroom has made the education much more
accessible and easy to understand. Printed textbooks are heavy and expensive. Even the
teachers do not use these printed tools that much during their lesson delivery. Therefore, the
books or the digital textbooks are now in demand for their obvious advantages. This
discussion shows why the digital textbooks are better than the printed textbooks.
With the increased use of media literacy, the employment factors has sated catering
the technological savvy. The invention of digital textbooks are quite in trend in recent times.
 Cost effectiveness of the digital books is the main reason for its popularity. The
normal cost of the digital textbooks are about 60-70% less than the printed textbooks.
 The digital Books are eco-friendly as natural resources are conserved in the
production of digital book over the printed paper textbooks.
 The storage and delivery of the digital books are much better than the printed
books. The student or the readers do not have to wait for the physical delivery of the
printed book.
 Again, digital textbooks are more interactive and easy to access. One can easily
highlight or search for any content in the textbook through the internet connection.
 Unlike the printed books, the tablets or the mobile phones can be used in any place
and anytime. The students can access the digital textbook to have a quick revision
before exam or completing an assignment on the way to their schools. This is why the
future generation is leaning towards the digital textbooks over printed textbooks.