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    MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) allow hundreds of thousands of students from anywhere in the world to take online courses for free. MOOCs aim to provide higher education opportunities, make workplace connections, and promote lifelong learning through open access to course materials and the ability to learn anytime, anywhere. Wearable technology, like smartwatches and fitness trackers, is also on the rise, allowing users to monitor health, stay connected, and gain convenience through devices worn on the body. Proper online behavior, or netiquette, remains important as technology continues to enhance connectivity and make lives easier in new ways.

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    MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) allow hundreds of thousands of students from anywhere in the world to take online courses for free. MOOCs aim to provide higher education opportunities, make workplace connections, and promote lifelong learning through open access to course materials and the ability to learn anytime, anywhere. Wearable technology, like smartwatches and fitness trackers, is also on the rise, allowing users to monitor health, stay connected, and gain convenience through devices worn on the body. Proper online behavior, or netiquette, remains important as technology continues to enhance connectivity and make lives easier in new ways.

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    Current and Future Trends of Media and Information

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    MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) allow hundreds of thousands of students from anywhere in the world to take online courses for free. MOOCs aim to provide higher education opportunities, make workplace connections, and promote lifelong learning through open access to course materials and the ability to learn anytime, anywhere. Wearable technology, like smartwatches and fitness trackers, is also on the rise, allowing users to monitor health, stay connected, and gain convenience through devices worn on the body. Proper online behavior, or netiquette, remains important as technology continues to enhance connectivity and make lives easier in new ways.

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    Current and Future Trends of


    Media and Information What is MOOC?
    • M – Massive – Hundreds of
    Media and Information in Education thousands of students
    • O – Open – Anyone, anywhere
    can register for these courses
    • O – Online – Coursework is
    delivered entirely over the
    internet.
    • C – Course – MOOCs are very
    similar to most online College
    students

    Ubiquitous Learning Purpose of MOOCs


    - Learning at any time, at any • Higher Education
    place • MOOC is free, but it does
    not mean that it
    Main characteristics of ubiquitous compromises quality.
    learning • It enhances your
    • Permanency – Learning knowledge
    materials are always available • Workplace connection
    unless purposely deleted. • MOOCs also provide
    • Accessibility – Access from opportunities for
    everywhere as personally professionals to connect
    required with other people who
    • Immediacy – Wherever a belong to the same field
    student is, he/she can of their expertise.
    immediately access learning • Lifelong learning
    materials. • learning through this
    • Interactivity – Online course can definitely be
    collaboration with teachers lifelong.
    and/or peers. • MOOCs primary goal is
    • Situated instructional activities to promote personal
    – learning in context (on-site) enrichment, in terms of
    • Adaptability – Getting the right widening one's
    information at the right place knowledge and
    for the right student connections.
    :)

    Wearable technology • Wearables are starting to


    redefine technology.
    • Is a new trend where people
    are given the convenience of
    literally wearing their gadgets
    for multiple purposes
    • It serves as the means of being
    advanced and fashionable at
    the same time

    Samples of wearables
    • Google glass
    • Apple watch
    • Samsung galaxy watch 3
    • Garmin descent MK2 shart dive
    watch
    • Fitbit
    • Etc…

    Benefits of wearables
    • Physical activity and fitness
    monitoring
    • Enhanced social networking
    • Personal safety
    • Healthcare monitoring
    • General increased wireless
    connectivity

    Conclusion
    • The Internet is a place where
    you communicate with people,
    netiquette, or proper behavior
    is also important in dealing
    with virtual people.
    • Technology constantly offers
    endless ways to make the lives
    of people easier.

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