iBooks 2 and iTunes University: What You Need to Know

Apple’s new iBooks 2 electronic textbook initiative and its associated iTunes U program for online courseware have the potential to revolutionize education, though  at a high price. We’ve dissected this news from a number of angles and here’s what you need to know:

• Hands-on with iBooks 2 and iTunes U: The Future of Education?
• Apple Revinvents Textbooks with iBooks 2, iBooks Author
• Analyst: iBooks 2 Could Be One of Most Important Apple Announcements Ever
• eBook Players Dump on iBooks 2: Not Open Enough
• Apple’s Textbooks for 1-Percenters Will Leave Most Children Behind
• What Apple’s Digital Textbooks Will and Won’t Do for Learning
• 5 Reasons iBooks 2 Naysayers Are Wrong

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