Comparison of the Features of EPUB E-Book and SCORM E-Learning Content Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsuan-Pu Chang ◽  
Jason C. Hung

E-books nowadays have greatly evolved in its presentation and functions, however its features for education need to be investigated and inspired because people who are accustomed to using printed books may consider and approach it in the same way as they do printed ones. Therefore, the authors compared the EPUB e-book content model with the SCORM e-learning content model from the respects of their content presentation, metadata and package structures. Drs. Chang and Hung found that 1) EPUB has the possibility to implement the advantage of content sharing and reusing. 2) EPUB e-books can present educational materials with multimedia and interactive components based on web technology. However, content creators should beware of the limited supported media types 3) EPUB lacks dedicated educational metadata. 4) EPUB e-books have a content reflow mechanism to adjust layouts to fit small screen devices and are able to use all resources offline. Finally, they determined the research issues and strategies that are worthy of further investigation and development for EPUB e-books in education based on our findings.

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-39
Author(s):  
J. V. Vainshtein ◽  
R. V. Esin ◽  
G. M. Tsibulsky

The aim of the study. In modern conditions of changing the global “educational landscape”, the leading trend in building a new educational process management system is the personalization of the educational process in the electronic environment. New pedagogical technologies and innovative forms of organizing personalized learning in the electronic environment are developing, one of which is adaptive learning. The development of the structure and content of adaptive e-learning courses, the design and implementation of an educational strategy, teaching methods, and approaches to assessing results is determined by the model of its subject domain - the model of learning content. The aim of the study is to develop an approach to constructing the learning content model of an adaptive e-learning course that provides a formalized presentation of the educational material of the discipline and the construction of a logically based strategy for its study. Materials and methods. Methodological basis of research methods make up the logical-epistemological analysis and graph theory, and comparative analysis of psychological and pedagogical, scientific and methodical works, analysis of regulatory documents on research issues, professional and federal educational standards of higher education. Results. A feature of the author's approach is structuring of the subject domain in the form of a sequence of terms (training objects) of the learning content, studied in a certain order and presented in several versions of the presentation. The presented model for constructing the learning content of the academic discipline differs from the wellknown ones by the presence of logical ordering of concepts based on the integration of logic methods of concept analysis, using logical and epistemological methods for correlating the volume and content of concepts with the methods of graph theory and hypergraphs. The definition of educational objects of a tree (hypergraphic tree) of terms is obtained on the basis of a concept tree of discipline with a further determination of the sequence of their study, as well as the inclusion of a phenomenological and structural model in the content of the educational object, which allows to identify and disclose the essence of each studied concept within the framework of the subject domain of discipline. Conclusion. The proposed approach has been tested in the educational process of the program 09.03.02 – “Information systems and technologies” at the Siberian Federal University. Analysis of observations and evaluating the effectiveness of adaptive e-learning course in the educational process was carried out using the Kruskal-Wallis test by ranks. As a result of the experiment, it was revealed that at the end of the experiment, the control and experimental groups were statistically significantly different, which allowed us to conclude that the adaptive e-learning course developed in the educational process was effective. Adaptive e-learning courses, which are based on the approach proposed by the authors, made it possible to present educational content in the form of logically integral micro portions, which allow the adaptation of the educational environment to the individual characteristics of students. In the future, the proposed approach can contribute to development of personalized adaptive learning university ecosystems under digitalization formation.


Author(s):  
Nagayuki Saito ◽  
Ema Tanaka ◽  
Eri Yatsuzuka ◽  
Madoka Aragaki

Seeking a safer internet environment for minors, the Japanese government enacted a new law in 2008 to promote both protective measures and empowerment activities. Under the law, many entities—including newly established non-profit organizations (NPOs)—are working to bring a safer internet environment to Japan. The Japan Internet Safety Promotion Association (JISPA), one such NPO established in February 2007, has been promoting a safer internet environment for minors by providing non-formal learning opportunities through educational materials and events. Efforts to improve children's online safety have evolved from offering e-learning content and guidelines to holding workshops in the real world. This chapter presents various measures taken by JISPA for the protection of children using the internet and verifies the effectiveness of these measures based on evidence. Measures to be verified are e-learning contents, workshop programs, and internet literacies among young people and parents.


2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Anwar ◽  
Peter Brusilovsky

Following the popularity of Wikipedia, community authoring systems are increasingly in use as content sharing outlets. As such, a Web-based portal for sharing of user-generated content (e.g., course notes, quiz answers, etc.) shows prospect to be a great tool for social E-Learning. Among others, students are expected to be active contributors in such systems in order to offer and receive peer-help. However, privacy and territoriality concerns can be potential barriers to wide adoption of such technology. Understanding the preference for sharing learning content is the first step to address privacy and territoriality concerns of content providers. The authors conduct a survey among students in four university courses in order to learn their preference for sharing notes and quiz answers with three target groups: instructor, peer, and stranger (i.e., someone outside their class). The authors also examine the preference for acceptable method of sharing by inquiring about three methods: “anonymous sharing,” “pseudonymous sharing,” and “sharing with name”. They further investigate the importance of “content type,” “sharing method,” and “accessor type” on the preference for sharing. The survey also reveals respondents' self-reported reasons for controlling access to their generated learning content. The survey data indicate that even though the respondents have various levels of concerns, almost all of them are willing to share. The authors observe relationships between content type and respondents' preference over each of these parameters: accessor type, commentator type, and sharing method.


Author(s):  
Mohd. Yazid Idris ◽  
Deris Stiawan ◽  
Nik Mohd Habibullah ◽  
Abdul Hadi Fikri ◽  
Mohd Rozaini Abd Rahim ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Mohd Anwar ◽  
Peter Brusilovsky

Following the popularity of Wikipedia, community authoring systems are increasingly in use as content sharing outlets. As such, a Web-based portal for sharing of user-generated content (e.g., course notes, quiz answers, etc.) shows prospect to be a great tool for social E-Learning. Among others, students are expected to be active contributors in such systems in order to offer and receive peer-help. However, privacy and territoriality concerns can be potential barriers to wide adoption of such technology. Understanding the preference for sharing learning content is the first step to address privacy and territoriality concerns of content providers. The authors conduct a survey among students in four university courses in order to learn their preference for sharing notes and quiz answers with three target groups: instructor, peer, and stranger (i.e., someone outside their class). The authors also examine the preference for acceptable method of sharing by inquiring about three methods: “anonymous sharing,” “pseudonymous sharing,” and “sharing with name”. They further investigate the importance of “content type,” “sharing method,” and “accessor type” on the preference for sharing. The survey also reveals respondents' self-reported reasons for controlling access to their generated learning content. The survey data indicate that even though the respondents have various levels of concerns, almost all of them are willing to share. The authors observe relationships between content type and respondents' preference over each of these parameters: accessor type, commentator type, and sharing method.


2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-44
Author(s):  
Nagayuki Saito ◽  
Ema Tanaka ◽  
Eri Yatsuzuka

Seeking a safer Internet environment for minors, the Japanese government enacted a new law in 2008 to promote both protective measures and empowerment activities. Under the act, many entities, including newly established non-profit organizations (NPOs), are working to bring a safer Internet environment to Japan. The Japan Internet Safety Promotion Association (JISPA), one such NPO established in February 2007, has worked to promote a safer Internet environment for minors by providing non-formal learning opportunities through educational materials and events. Efforts to improve children’s online safety have evolved from offering e-learning content and guidelines to holding workshops in the real world. JISPA’s activities are characterized by its evolving process, in which changes are made based on feedback and assessments of their activities, such as e-learning content from “Mobami” and discussion workshops for high school students. Furthermore, JISPA has become a hub among the concerned parties including telecom carriers, information technology (IT) companies, and individuals; it has 186 members as of November 2013.


2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Bai ◽  
Michael B. Smith

Educational technology is developing rapidly, making education more accessible, affordable, adaptable, and equitable. Students now have the option to choose a campus that can provide excellent blended learning curriculum with minimal geographical restraints. We proactively explore ways to maximize the power of educational technologies to increase enrollment, reduce failure rates, improve teaching efficiency, and cut costs without sacrificing high quality or placing extra burden on faculty. This mission is accomplished through open source learning content design and development. We developed scalable, shareable, and sustainable e-learning modules as book chapters that can be distributed through both computers and mobile devices. The resulting e-learning building blocks can automate the assessment processes, provide just-in-time feedback, and adjust the teaching material dynamically based upon each student’s strengths and weaknesses. Once built, these self-contained learning modules can be easily maintained, shared, and re-purposed, thus cutting costs in the long run. This will encourage faculty from different disciplines to share their best teaching practices online. The end result of the project is a sustainable knowledge base that can grow over time, benefit all the discipline, and promote learning.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todorka Terzieva ◽  
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Asen Rahnev ◽  
Anatoli Karabov ◽  
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2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. de Bruijn ◽  
R. Spence ◽  
M. Y. Chong

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C.M. de S Sirisuriya ◽  
L. Ranathunge ◽  
S.P. Karunanayake ◽  
N. A. Abdullah

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