IMPLEMENTATION OF ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEM IN FACE-TO-FACE CLASSROOM FOR ONLINE DISTANCE

Abstract

In recent years, real-time broadcasting technology has been investigated intensively for possible use in various areas e.g. video conferencing, online video chatting and online e-learning. Hence, online e-learning systems using real-time broadcasting technology have become one of the most popular educational applications in the world. The benefits of using real-time broadcasting technology are to easily transfer the learning information from the teacher to students around the world. Based on Internet, distance students can use their computers for viewing, listening and discussing with the teacher like they are in a face-to-face classroom. In this paper, we introduce a solution of implementing an online classroom which is approaching the ordinary face-to-face classroom by using the online learning system ”Easy Online”. In the proposed system, the learning information has been recorded from a face-to-face classroom and real-time broadcasted to online students during the lecture time. The proposed system also consists of communication features which allow online students to communicate with the teacher and other online students by chatting and voice channels. The online learning system ”Easy Online” had been implemented in University of Technology for graduate and undergraduate distance learning. The evaluation survey with students shows that distance students were largely satisfied with the online classroom and felt that it created a good online learning experience.