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MOOCs and Mobile Learning in the Philippines

The document discusses the rise of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) initiated by educators Stephen Downes and George Siemens in 2008, which provide free, accessible education through online platforms. As of 2016, there are nearly 5,000 MOOCs available globally, hosted by prestigious universities and utilized in 160 countries. It also contrasts MOOCs with open universities, which require fees and entrance exams, while highlighting the concept of ubiquitous learning enabled by internet access.

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MOOCs and Mobile Learning in the Philippines

The document discusses the rise of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) initiated by educators Stephen Downes and George Siemens in 2008, which provide free, accessible education through online platforms. As of 2016, there are nearly 5,000 MOOCs available globally, hosted by prestigious universities and utilized in 160 countries. It also contrasts MOOCs with open universities, which require fees and entrance exams, while highlighting the concept of ubiquitous learning enabled by internet access.

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Luckily, technological advancements can make this happen.

In 2008,

educators Stephen Downes and George Siemens created an open course that

utilized online platforms such as Facebook, Wiki and blogs to serve as “classroom”.

Generally, MOOCs target a wide range of audience (massive); are free (open); and

are accessible through the internet (online). Anyone with a computer, tablet,

smartphone and an internet connection can enrol in a MOOC that usually takes

about four to 15 weeks. This paved the way for the birth of massive open online

courses.

According to UNESCO and Commonwealth of Learning (2016), MOOC is the

“only scalable technology that was developed by and for educators,” unlike other

media that were made primarily for commercial use. As of 2016, there are almost

5,000 MOOCs on the internet (Online Course Report, 2016) used in 160 countries.

These MOOCs are presented through online platforms like Coursera, eDX, Udacity,

and Khan Academy, that are hosted by prestigious universities like Harvard

University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, Yale

University, and Columbia University. The University of the Philippines Open

University launched the country’s first MOOC in 2013.

Similar to MOOC is the open university, which also engages out of school

youth or working students through distance learning. Most of the activities are done

online and physical presence at the university is only required for at least once or

twice a month. It is more similar to actual real life classes, but only more engaged

online. Unlike MOOC, open universities are not free and require entrance

examinations and interviews. In the Philippines, a number of universities are already

offering this type of educational system, such as the University of the Philippines, De

La Salle University, and Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

These developments in education and growing number of information openly

available for everyone allowed people to enjoy ubiquitous learning, or mobile

learning. Anyone who has access to the internet can explore out almost anything in
the universe – anytime, anywhere.

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