New update for iTunes U with collaboration tools for teachers

As of July 8, 2014 provides a new update of iTunes U in the version for Apple iPads.

iTunes U is a free app that lets you create complete through iPads, iPhones and iPods courses. Teachers can add content and learning resources from other educational apps available for these devices. You can also easily add resources from a catalog of free educational content from iTunes U, including books, photos, videos, classes, exercises or websites.

In this new update, it becomes easier to create and manage courses from the iPad. Furthermore, to promote collaboration, creating discussion forums, chats, or notifications for messages allowed, facilitating communication between teachers and their students. Teachers always have the option to moderate the debates.

iTunes U is available in several countries and has been used by various universities and academic institutions.

Other options that allows iTunes U are easy downloading of materials to work and study off-line, manage tasks and assignments, teachers participating in the creation of courses (up to 5 employees) option for self-study courses / self-study or tutored (times defined by the teacher), indicating the particular course licenses (eg, Creative Commons) tool to duplicate or publish courses annotations materials by students, RSS channels resources.

Apple has created an educational app for creating interesting to evaluate courses. Other tech companies (Facebook, Microsoft, Google) have also dedicated spaces for education, obtaining different results.

More information:
Official announcement by Apple (English)
Download iTunes U (English)
ITunes U Guide (English)
iTunes debut forums from July 8 (News in Spanish)