Are Textbooks Dispensable?

John W. Moore
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (4), p 359
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p359
Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2003

Abstract

Discussion of the possibility of moving away from the textbook toward Internet-based materials and the advantages that such an approach might accrue.

Keywords (Audience):

General Public

Keywords (Feature):

Editorial

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Internet / Web-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Administrative Issues

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    Journal of Chemical Education2004 81 (3), 335
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      Textbook content will continue to grow, but not on the printed page. Almost all of the digitizable material will be sold with the text, much as CDs are now, but probably in the form of solid state memory similar to the thumb-sized USB or Firewire drives ...

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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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