Edu Technology
Edu Technology
Edu Technology
Social science
Online
Learning
Online
Learning
An online learning course is one you take
without meeting a teacher in a classroom.
You can study at home or at work - wherever
you like, whenever you like, within a
prescribed time frame. The courses have a
set schedule and are delivered over a 14
week period. Most courses do not require
that you be online at a certain time of day or
night, but that you are active in the course
during the schedule. You cannot start
courses late nor finish early.
virtual learning
Virtual Learning
Massive
course
Massive
open open
onlineonline
course
Amassive open online course(MOOC)is an
online courseaimed at unlimited participation and open
access via theweb. In addition to traditional course
materials such as filmed lectures, readings, and
problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive user forums
to support community interactions between students,
professors, andteaching assistants(TAs). MOOCs are a
recent and widely researched development indistance
educationwhich was first introduced in 2008 and emerged
as a popular mode of learning in 2012.
Early MOOCs often emphasized open-access features, such
asopen licensingof content, structure and learning goals,
to promote the reuse and remixing of resources. Some later
MOOCs use closed licenses for their course materials while
maintaining free access for students.
Video/Audio Conferencing
Video/Audio Conferencing
This is a very broad category of online tools, incorporating a range of options from free oneto-one audio conferencing all the way to more sophisticated and expensive tools such as
Polycom which allow multiple sites with entire classes participating using video and audio.
Video and audio, or just audio connection between two computers communicating via the
Internet.
Examples of free audio conferencing software:Gizmo,Skype(both cross platform) both enable users to
speak to other Gizmo/Skype users free of charge (although users can also pay a fee and make calls to
landlines using the computer).
Examples of free video conferencing software:iVisit(cross platform),iChat(Mac
only),NetMeeting(Windows only).
Breeze can also be used for video conferencing (but Breeze is more than just a video/audio conferencing
tool.
Transmitted to & received from any computer in any location that has Internet connection
(broadband desirable for effective use). Teacher must have microphone, can have camera.
Ideally end users have microphone (camera not essential) for synchronous communication.
Technology requirements for video/audio conferencing:
Computer with access (ideally broadband) to the Internet.
Browser.
Speakers to hear audio.
Microphone (to contribute audio).
Web camera to contribute video.