Description
The iTunes U app gives you access to complete courses from leading universities and other schools — plus the world’s largest digital catalog of free education content — right on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Whether you’re majoring in molecular biology at a university, taking Spanish in high school, or just interested in European history, you now have a valuable tool to help you learn anytime, anywhere.
Features:
Free courses in a wide array of subjects
• Take free courses created and taught by instructors from leading universities and other schools
• See all assignments and updates from the instructor in one place, and check off assignments as you complete them
• Take notes and highlight text in iBooks and see them consolidated for easy reviewing in the iTunes U app
• Access course materials, including audio, video, books, documents & presentations, apps, and new iBooks textbooks for iPad
The world’s largest catalog of free education content
• Choose from more than 500,000 free lectures, videos, books, and other resources on thousands of subjects from Algebra to Zoology
• Browse collections from education and cultural institutions in 26 countries — including Stanford, Yale, MIT, Oxford, UC Berkeley, MoMA, the New York Public Library, and the Library of Congress
Requirements:
• iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5 or later
• An Apple ID with an iTunes Store account
• iTunes 10.5.3 or later is required to sync with a computer
• The selection of courses, collections, and availability of content linked from within a course may vary by country
What's New in Version 1.1.1
iTunes U 1.1.1 addresses an issue which may cause it to unexpectedly quit when launched from another app.
Customer Reviews
Best school ever!
No dress code, bathroom breaks whenever, phone calls and texting are allowed. Only complaint is that my classmate meows sometimes, but that's not really a big deal.
Exceptional
It surprises me that there isn't more reviews of this application. Actually, it frustrates me to think that more people with iOS devices aren't more interested in higher education when it's so elegantly delivered (not to mention free) directly to one's phone. Amazing stuff.
Great Concept- Poorly Executed
I love the concept of iTunes U, but Apple needs to tend to it's long neglected garden of learning.
1- The navigation and organization are horrible unless you have endless hours to wander through the kludged interface. The app needs a powerful filter and search function so that someone can quickly find what they are looking for.
2- Why no companion app on the Macintosh App Store? I would greatly prefer using learning materials on my desktop Macintosh with it's large display compared to the micro displays of iOS devices. We do not all have the eyes of an 18 year old.
3- The content providers have in some instances used iTunes U as a dumping ground for podcasts unrelated to formal coursework. Apple needs to enforce some rules for organization/navigation.
4- There is no advance filter the user can apply to limit material displayed to a particular level. For example, if I am a high school student searching Mathematics AP coursework I will be looking for different coursework than an adult learner seeking a refresher or college audit type course.
5- The search filters should allow for filtering complete courses from mini courses. As I have detailed above the search function is really lame and weak.
6- As others have detailed, coursework that has been subscribed has disappeared or never appeared in the first place.
7- iTunes does not allow local (read Macintosh or PC via iTunes) backup of content.
8- Apple has not produced a guide for newbies to get the most out of the app, which limits greatly who will be able to use the service effectively.
I have loved learning all my life and can see the great potential this service (iTunes U) could be if properly organized and delivered. Unfortunately, that is not the case.
- Free
- Category: Education
- Updated: Apr 30, 2012
- Version: 1.1.1
- Size: 15.6 MB
- Languages: English, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
- Seller: Apple Inc.
- © 2012 Apple Inc.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
