4. Current Technology: EdX
Goals
To create a platform where learning is free and within
reach of many in the world
To give an opportunity to educators to spread the
knowledge to people around the globe
To create the prospect for learners to learn various
subjects from the best universities and educators in the
world
To transform the education system and make it global
To develop an innovative system of imparting education
and skills
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5. Current Technology: EdX
Advantages for the User of EdX
Users can be categorized into Educators and Learners
Educators get a easy to use platform to reach out to a
larger audience
Learners get a user friendly technology to learn various
skills which they may not otherwise gain access to due to
geographical or financial or other reasons
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6. Current Technology: EdX
EdX as a Learning Technology
It directs the learner to a specific goal or objective in
every course
It is a user-friendly system – easy to maneuver through
the different parts of a course
The use of videos, interactive practice exercises, tasks
and assignments helps to engage the learner
Comfortably paced learning and showing the progress of
the learner is motivating
Learning with the help of multiple methodologies is useful
and effective
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8. Earlier Technology: Training Videos
Goals
To impart learning through the use of audio-visuals
To reduce cost of a recurring training that could be done
through a video (Example: process training)
To create a learning methodology where situations could
be scripted and shown
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9. Earlier Technology: Training Videos
Advantages for the User of Training Videos
Training Videos, when made well, are interesting for the
audience
It is a different medium of learning
Learning can be easy by seeing demonstrations in the
video
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10. Earlier Technology: Training Videos
Training Videos as a Learning Technology
Training Videos provide a cost-effective option for
imparting knowledge
It can show processes and procedures that need to be
followed
It can both complement as well as supplement classroom
training programs
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12. Comparative Analysis
Training Videos are only one form of medium while
EdX is a platform that uses multiple methodologies
that include training videos.
Training Videos are generally one way
communication while EdX has the mechanism of
getting feedback from the audience and creates an
interactive mode.
Training Videos may have limited ability towards
imparting an effective training while EdX has the
capability of imparting better learning as it includes
interaction with the learners, tasks, assignments and
a scoring system to grade learners.
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