World History since 1945 is "a fifteen-chapter undergraduate textbook in global history from 1945 to the present. Includes glossaries, recommended reading, primary source documents, and a downloadable pdf."
Outside class readings to support lecture, homework, and additional class activities.
Technical Requirements:
The text can be accessed online using any web browser or it can be downloaded as a PDF document.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
World History Since 1945 provides an undergraduate-level textbook on World History since WWII.
Target Student Population:
College General Ed, College Upper Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
No skill or subject matter, beyond basics, required.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
This is an extremely well organized, useful textbook. Its narrative is accompanied by many visual elements such as maps, photographs, and charts that rival similar textbooks published by expensive companies. It includes a diverse range of topics, including chapters on Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Concerns:
None.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Its well-written chapters include bolded key terms with glossaries, and an extensive primary source collection. This could be used as the primary text for an entire course on world history since 1945.
Concerns:
The chapters are not accompanied by quizzes, writing prompts, or other homework ideas. Instructors would need to develop their own ancillary materials to accompany the textbook.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
The text has an intuitive, easy-to-use web interface.
It also is available via PDF download for students who lack internet access outside of school.
Concerns:
None.
Creative Commons:
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