Learning Platforms

AI-powered learning experiences for anyone, anywhere, at scale.

Choosing the right studying and learning platforms are critical and we know that engagement is the key to student success. Our award-winning, learning science-backed tools are built to deliver a learning advantage for every student and work your way - no matter where you are on your digital journey.

Create engaging, convenient, digital-first learning environments that are proven to improve student outcomes with VitalSource’s industry-leading platforms.

VitalSource Powers the Higher Education Learning Lifecycle

Create & Source

Create and source content with VitalSource’s creation and adoption solutions. With our digital authoring tool and AI-powered platforms, you easily create digital course content, automate online course creation, and experience full service online program development.

To source content, VitalSource sampling and adoption tools show instructors new and previously used course materials, day-one access program compatibility, and format preferences such as digital options. The sampling allows faculty to view the text, pick the assignments, create discussion boards from topics, and more.

Integrate

VitalSource’s flexible LTI tools integrate with the campus learning management system (LMS) to seamlessly bring content into the classroom and the hands of learners. Our integration tools ensure that when institutions are ready to open a course, the adopted etext or courseware is available to students for the first day of class.

Teach, Learn, Assess

Interactive study tools, including AI-powered practice for students, allow for more opportunities for students to learn and understand what they’re reading. With low-stakes assessment built into their etext, full online and 100% offline access on any device, self-study engagement, and more personalized study features, students show up to class confident and ready to learn.

Analyze

Make data-driven decisions with insights you can’t get anywhere else. With the industry’s largest source of data, VitalSource offers exclusive insights into engagement, performance, and operations through intuitive visualizations and smart filters. Our near real-time Caliper feed seamlessly aggregates data from multiple platforms and sources to better understand student behavior, drive learning outcomes, and deliver a learning advantage to every student.

Support

With the VitalSource Learning Solutions team, you experience personalized and local support tailored to the needs of your institution with training tools, digital certifications, quarterly business reviews, and more.

Providing a learning advantage calls for a new set of digital-first capabilities.

Packed with learning power.

The Bookshelf® platform delivers a complete reading and study experience with engaging tools and AI-powered practice—all within the etext. The world's #1 eReader, with more than 63,000 five-star reviews, Bookshelf offers the largest academic catalog, award-winning accessibility, and 99.9% uptime, and 100% offline access.

Award-winning AI backed by learning science.

Meet Bookshelf CoachMe®, VitalSource’s answer to responsible AI in education, grounded in learning science. Students receive interactive, real-time practice with immediate feedback directly in the Bookshelf etext. Now enhanced by Generative AI, Bookshelf CoachMe helps simplify complex topics and offers more practice opportunities. Recognized with top EdTech awards, including the 2023 SIIA CODiE Award, Bookshelf CoachMe transforms how students prepare and practice—all within the convenience of the Bookshelf platform.

Personalized courseware at any stage of your journey.

VitalSource and Area9 have partnered to offer AI-driven, personalized learning courseware solutions, providing new value to international content providers and educational institutions. By combining Area9 with VitalSource’s seamless integrations, students easily access dynamic courseware in the LMS, creating engaging learning experiences that support innovative teaching methods.

A laptop displaying VitalSource Acrobatiq courseware delivery platform

Enterprise-grade, interactive courseware that works your way.

Courseware development is often a tedious and time-consuming undertaking. With a single click, the Acrobatiq courseware delivery platform converts static content into interactive courses in just hours.

Significantly reduce course development time and enable rapid scaling of content-to-course conversions and streamline the creation of lessons, clear learning objectives, and embedded practice. Based in learning science, Acrobatiq enhances student outcomes and makes the educational process more efficient and effective.

Course development to increase student engagement.

When students engage with course materials, they learn more, gain confidence, and earn better grades. By partnering with the VitalSource Learning Solutions team, you increase student engagement with course materials and improve academic performance. Through comprehensive services like content conversion, needs assessments, and outcome evaluations, VitalSource ensures impactful learning experiences.

Unlock the VitalSource Advantage

Delivering a Learning Advantage for the modern student calls for a new set of digital-first capabilities. How many of these nine requirements are you delivering?

Privacy & Security

Deter potential threats and effortlessly provide student access without compromising Personally Identifiable Information (PII) with VitalSource’s security and defense strategies. Stringent privacy and security controls offer optimal performance and reliability, proactive vulnerability management, and 24/7 monitoring.

AI, Meet Learning Science

Ensure that you are always compliant, ahead of the standards, and are always ready to navigate the next disruption point thanks to our industry leaning learning science research team and our ahead of market investments.

Global Scalability with Full Integrity

A consistent user experience worldwide with full SOC II compliance, accessibility, and scalability for every customer.

Accessible Convenience

All learners deserve the tools they need to thrive. From content provider to institution to student, it should be easy and convenient to deliver and access the highest quality digital course materials - no special versions required.

Renowned Domain Expertise

We have the largest customer success team in the industry alongside 24/7 support capabilities, the industry's leading learning science research team, and the highest rated eReader. Our operational velocity means you have tools and systems that are built to work and to keep partners on track.

Unifying Experience

A standard, global experience, across publishing partners that's easy for student and institutions alike. Start learning on day-one.

Predictable Affordability

High quality course materials that are available at a price that students can count on and plan for, no surprise costs.

Actionable Data & Insights

Institutions and content providers get comprehensive, near real-time data and insights at the student, book, and course levels, empowering them to optimize strategies, improve learning outcomes, and enhance decision-making.

Reliable Infrastructure

Learners deserve always-on resiliency: best-in-class cloud services and content distribution networks deliver content with full integrity and over 300 global end points for content access and 99.99% uptime.

“The best performing students were the students who read the chapters and did the Bookshelf CoachMe review questions. It was a great resource for my students to have.”

– Dr. Kelly Odenweller, Assistant Teaching Professor, Iowa State University

“I often find our students and users wearing their earphones, listening to books read by the text-to-speech in Bookshelf. Features like these make the platform great for our users, meaning learning is more comfortable and enjoyable.”

– Niko Verendo Samat, Head of Library, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya

Overview

The Complete Course Development Process

Student engagement leads to better learning outcomes, but getting students to engage with course materials can be difficult. We offer the highest level of service and academic expertise in the industry and create custom learning programs to increase student engagement.

Case Study

Increasing Student Motivation

One instructor’s experience with Bookshelf CoachMe.