Learning nowadays is viewed differently. The present generation of learners has access to information at their fingertips. The teacher is no longer seen as basically the dispenser of knowledge but rather as one expertly directs the learners to take their own track in searching for the answer to questions raised inside the classroom.
The Different Platform
These are free programs designed for educational purposes. It has features that are patterned after the instructional activities of a teacher in physical classroom.
Moodle
was created by Martin Dougiamas, founder and CEO of Moodle. MOODLE stand for Modular Object Oriented Dynamics Learning Environment which open source software. It is a Learning Management System (LMS) that supports teaching and learning.
Google Classroom and Edmodo
Google Classroom
is a free service for teacher and student. It is an LMS platform that is accessible google account. You can create classes and perform your roles and function as a facilitator of learning.
Edmodo
• is a micro blogging platform created by Jeff O’Hara and Nic Borg.
• is an emerging style of communication. It allows equality in communication among student.
• provide a safe way to communicate with student and other faculty members outside the classroom using the internet.
•enables one to one, small group and class or larger group communication.
Schoology
is another LMS founded in 2009 by Jeremy Friedman, Ryan Hwang, Tim Trinidad and Bill Kindler. You can actually create your own online distance education learning system using any of these platforms.
MOOC’s
It is a model for delivering learning content online to any person who wants to take a course. It allows one to pursue learning even outside of university or high educational formal structure.
The Synchronoud and Asynchronuous
An online chat at real time is a Synchronous session. Course participants meet in a virtual classroom and discuss a topic in the lesson. Asynchronous session this is when the questions or task are posted and course participants answer the questions or post their reply at any time most convenient to them.
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