Title: BUILDING A PLATFORM THAT MAKES ONLINE LEARNING “ANTI-UBIQUITOUS”

Issue Number: Vol. 1, No. 1
Year of Publication: Jan - 2015
Page Numbers: 61-67
Authors: Noriki Amano
Journal Name: The International Journal of E-Learning and Educational Technologies in the Digital Media (IJEETDM)
- Hong Kong
DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.17781/P001555

Abstract:


In this study, we propose a method of building a platform that makes learning contents on the Web “Anti-Ubiquitous”; resolving the problem of halting study that ubiquity causes in web-based learning (WBL) and making WBL more effective and beneficial. The Anti-Ubiquitous concept which is opposite to the ubiquitous learning concept, adds constraints to a location and time. Anti-Ubiquitous learning increases the awareness and concentration level of students and promotes effective and substantive learning. However, it is inefficient for each teacher to create Anti-Ubiquitous learning content from scratch. Therefore, our platform aims to make existing online learning content Anti-Ubiquitous. Currently, because so much high-quality learning content such as Open Course Ware and Massive Open Online Course already exists on the Web, the significance of our approach is immense.