An e-Learning Model for Teaching Mathematics on an Open Source Learning Platform

Throughout the world, mathematics plays a vital role for the educational and developmental aspirations of any country. The quest to teach mathematical knowledge in a viable and effective way so as to induce creativity and applicability among learners is an ongoing challenge, especially for developin...

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Autores principales: Jeong Yong Ahn, Akugizibwe Edwin
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Publicado: Athabasca University Press 2018
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6e2c3abd510a4b7a98a40e0bf375bb922021-12-02T18:02:59ZAn e-Learning Model for Teaching Mathematics on an Open Source Learning Platform10.19173/irrodl.v19i5.37331492-3831https://doaj.org/article/6e2c3abd510a4b7a98a40e0bf375bb922018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3733https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Throughout the world, mathematics plays a vital role for the educational and developmental aspirations of any country. The quest to teach mathematical knowledge in a viable and effective way so as to induce creativity and applicability among learners is an ongoing challenge, especially for developing countries. A better understanding of how students learn mathematics coupled with effective application of mathematical e-learning can enhance meaningful learning of mathematics and make the subject more exciting. In this note, we introduce a mathematical e-learning model suitable for the modern digital era based on the learning theories of social constructivism, social realism, and connectivity. We then discuss the feasibility of implementing the model on an open source e-learning platform. Our findings reveal that the platform offers a developer’s tool for coding and customizing templates to attain higher levels of usage and interactivity in which learners can create and control learning objects while they observe the results.    Jeong Yong AhnAkugizibwe EdwinAthabasca University Pressarticleassessment and feedbackdynamic and interactive contente-learning platformlearning theorymathematical learning modelSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 19, Iss 5 (2018)
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dynamic and interactive content
e-learning platform
learning theory
mathematical learning model
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
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dynamic and interactive content
e-learning platform
learning theory
mathematical learning model
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Jeong Yong Ahn
Akugizibwe Edwin
An e-Learning Model for Teaching Mathematics on an Open Source Learning Platform
description Throughout the world, mathematics plays a vital role for the educational and developmental aspirations of any country. The quest to teach mathematical knowledge in a viable and effective way so as to induce creativity and applicability among learners is an ongoing challenge, especially for developing countries. A better understanding of how students learn mathematics coupled with effective application of mathematical e-learning can enhance meaningful learning of mathematics and make the subject more exciting. In this note, we introduce a mathematical e-learning model suitable for the modern digital era based on the learning theories of social constructivism, social realism, and connectivity. We then discuss the feasibility of implementing the model on an open source e-learning platform. Our findings reveal that the platform offers a developer’s tool for coding and customizing templates to attain higher levels of usage and interactivity in which learners can create and control learning objects while they observe the results.   
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