Learning Technology for Education in Cloud. MOOC and Big Data: Third International Workshop, LTEC 2014, Santiago, Chile, September 2-5, 2014. Proceedings

✍ Scribed by Lorna Uden, Jane Sinclair, Yu-Hui Tao, Dario Liberona (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 214
• Series: Communications in Computer and Information Science 446
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Learning Technology for Education in Cloud, LTEC 2014, held in Santiago, Chile, in September 2014. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on MOOC for learning; learning technologies; learning in higher education; case study in learning.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages -
Connectivism and Interactionism Reloaded Knowledge Networks in the Cloud....Pages 1-12
MOOC User Persistence....Pages 13-24
Cloud Learning Activities Orchestration for MOOC Environments....Pages 25-36
Attrition in MOOC: Lessons Learned from Drop-Out Students....Pages 37-48
A Tale of Two Modes: Initial Reflections on an Innovative MOOC....Pages 49-60
The Coordinated Use of Digital Technologies in Learning Environments....Pages 61-71
Co-regulation in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments....Pages 72-81
The Relationship between Group Awareness and Participation in a Computer-Supported Collaborative Environment....Pages 82-94
The Usage of Google Apps Services in Higher Education....Pages 95-104
The Key Factors of Knowledge Sharing in Online Community....Pages 105-113
Can the Online Social Networks Be Used as a Learning Tool? A Case Study in Twitter....Pages 114-123
Use of Moodle Platforms in Higher Education: A Chilean Case....Pages 124-134
Community of Practice for Knowledge Sharing in Higher Education: Analysing Community of Practice through the Lens of Activity Theory....Pages 135-148
The Learning of Metacognitive Skills through Task Management Structures (TKS) – A New Opportunity for Dental Student Education....Pages 149-154
KM Tools and Techniques from the Cloud Based on GNU Can Be Applied in Educational Organizations....Pages 155-162
Two Decades of e-learning in Distance Teaching – From Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 at the University of Hagen....Pages 163-172
Needs of Learners in Campus Development – Blended Learning....Pages 173-182
Comparing the Differences between Taiwan and China in Business Simulation Game Learning....Pages 183-186
Student’s Behavior in Free Learning Environment and Formal Education System....Pages 187-194
Using the Technology Acceptance Model to Explore the Behavioral Intentions toward Blended Learning....Pages 195-203
Back Matter....Pages -

✦ Subjects

Computers and Education; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); Computer Applications