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Ubiquitous Learning - Free Online Courses
Studying online courses facilitates interaction with both peers and educators allows educators and students to take the acquisition of both knowledge and skill to a deeper level of understanding and proficiency. I am excited by the recent boom of free online course sites that make it possible for anyone with enough passion and interest to either study a programme in an area of interest, or create a course in an area they specialise in to share their knowledge with the world. I define a free online course site as a website that offers free educational programs that delivers all of its content through technological tools. Online courses break down the constraints of time and space found in a traditional learning environment.
There are a plethora of free online course sites available for free allowing students to:
1) choose to acquire knowledge in a variety of subject areas,
2) interact and engage with other students who are also completing the course
3) no longer be constrained by the cost of education or availability during certain time periods since learning can occur at any time of the week.
I believe learning online through collaboration with peers allows students to gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of course content. Means, Toyama, Murphy, Bakia, & Jones, (2009) found those that spent even a partial amount of course time learning online to perform better than those studying face-to-face. Online learning has shown to be more effective in ensuring students apply knowledge and engage in critical reflection and is more conducive to expanded learning times (Seufert, Lechner, & Stanoevska, 2002; Means et al, 2009).
This website provides links to 50 free online course sites that provide courses in a large variety of subject areas.
I think ubiquitous learning should also be qualified by its ability to provide a complete learning environment which takes into account individual learner's various level of exposure and prior knowledge. I have seen the awesome effects ubiquitous learning can have on learning potential, but only when the learning environment is comprehensive, contains all the tools, and covers any necessary prior knowledge the targeted learner needs to have in order to be successful. It does little good to have a learning tool available anytime/anywhere if the majority of target audience cannot work independently throughout the learning interface.
ubiquitous learning has emerged with creating new technology such as Mobile, tablet and new computer that allow to learner, learning in anytime and anywhere. it is useful thing for learning English language and also other language. it is useful for learning and earning information and also produce knowledge and we can use it for cooperation learning in online course or in online program. for example in face book that is a social media student can create their group and comment each other. with new technology we are able to learning better and in anywhere. but, there is a most important point about learning with new technology and it is instructional design and management learning. we should management course in good manner and also design with learning theory and special with instructional design principle.