CourseBook™ Learn The Way You Live
CourseBook™ is EDGE's supercharged content solution.
A printed textbook presents content.
An eBook makes that content available digitally.
CourseBook™ goes further, bringing content to life through a mobile-friendly learning experience with interactive activities, quizzes, video and engagement analytics, all designed to align with a module's learning outcomes.
Built on Alignment
Sound curriculum design depends on alignment between learning outcomes, the content and learning experiences that support those outcomes, and the assessments used to evaluate student achievement.
This alignment must hold at every level, from individual units through to the qualification as a whole:
- unit-level outcomes should support title or module-level outcomes.
- module-level outcomes should contribute to the qualification's exit-level outcomes.
CourseBook™ supports the content side of this alignment, with structured outcomes documentation that helps institutions review how a title's content and learning activities relate to its stated learning outcomes.
CourseBook™ solves the content corner of that triangle, and comes with the outcomes documentation to prove it.
Outcomes Documentation
Every CourseBook™ title includes a CourseBook™ Outline detailing its overall structure, learning outcomes, unit structure, content coverage and digital learning features, such as videos, interactions and quizzes.
Through the EDGE Programme Accelerator, institutions can build on these resources with accreditable Module Outlines, licensed as part of a programme package. Drawing on prescribed CourseBook™ content, these outlines are designed for institutional academics to review, refine and take ownership of before submission.
What's Inside a CourseBook™ Title
- Locally relevant content, structured around what students need to learn
- Interactions, quizzes and applied activities that reinforce understanding and encourage active learning
- Purposefully integrated video that enhances understanding and supports learning outcomes
- A mobile-friendly learning experience that gives students flexibility in how and where they learn
- Engagement analytics that provide insight into student activity and progress, supporting more informed academic decisions
Get the EDGE
CourseBook™ gives institutions a practical operational advantage, extending well beyond the delivery of content:
- Strengthen student engagement and support retention
- Reduce content development time and academic workload
- Accelerate programme delivery
- Maintain academic quality at scale
- Support flexible learning across contact (campus), distance (home) and hybrid delivery modes
Also Available in Print
Every digital CourseBook™ title is also available in print, offering the same outcomes-aligned content without the interactive layer, for institutions or students who need it.
Explore the full range of subject areas and formats in our Catalogue.
Common Questions
Is CourseBook™ the same as a printed textbook?
No. CourseBook™ shares the same core, outcomes-aligned content as a print textbook, but enhances the learning experience with videos, interactions, quizzes and other digital features. Every CourseBook™ title is also available in print, without these digital enhancements.
Is CourseBook™ an eBook?
No. An eBook presents outcomes-aligned textbook content in electronic form. CourseBook™ goes further, transforming the same core academic content into an interactive learning experience with quizzes, applied activities, videos and other digital features, supported by engagement analytics. Designed around a module's stated learning outcomes, CourseBook™ goes beyond simply presenting textbook content on a screen.
Is CourseBook™ a learning management system?
No. A learning management system (LMS) manages course administration, including enrolment, assessment submissions, grading and institutional records. CourseBook™ provides the outcomes-aligned, interactive learning content students engage with. It complements an institution's LMS rather than replacing it and does not manage assessments, certification or institutional records.
Does one CourseBook™ title cover a whole qualification?
No. A CourseBook™ title typically supports a single module, much like a prescribed textbook. A full qualification comprises multiple modules, supported by relevant titles brought together from EDGE's Catalogue. For institutions building or expanding programmes, Programme Accelerator provides additional resources to support this process.
What does "outcomes-aligned" mean in practice?
Outcomes-aligned means that learning content and activities are deliberately structured to support clearly defined learning outcomes. With CourseBook™, this alignment is documented in a CourseBook™ Outline, showing how the title's structure, content and learning activities relate to its stated outcomes. This helps institutions evaluate how the content fits their module and programme requirements, while retaining responsibility for curriculum design and assessment.