MOOCs to SIMMs: M-learning around the world

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Authors

Melda Yildiz, Kean University, United States ; Ferial Khaddage, Deakin University Australia, Australia ; Miri Shonfeld, Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, Israel ; Christoph Lattemann, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany ; Adalheidur Reed, University of North Texas, United States ; Sagini Keengwe, University of North Dakota, United States ; Gregory Shepherd, Kean University, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Mar 17, 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-07-0

Abstract

Will massive open online courses (MOOCs) and mobile technologies improve education or endanger it? In this panel discussion, panelists from six different countries and five continents discuss the power of MOOCs and mobile technologies in the education particularly in higher education; highlight the unique perspectives and global trends; identify advantages and struggles using online mobile platforms in education while focusing on learning Spaces for Innovative Multilingual Multicultural Learning Strategies (SIMMs); outline current data and statistics related to the use of MOOCs and mobile learning technologies; provide resources and strategies integrating MOOCs and mobile technologies in order to design multilingual and multicultural multimedia instruction for students in different ability and language level; showcase best practices around the world; and with the conference participants we will explore how MOOCs and mobile technologies promote “heutagogical approach” in education.

Citation

Yildiz, M., Khaddage, F., Shonfeld, M., Lattemann, C., Reed, A., Keengwe, S. & Shepherd, G. (2014). MOOCs to SIMMs: M-learning around the world. In M. Searson & M. Ochoa (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2014--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1145-1151). Jacksonville, Florida, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/147340.