CHiLO:A New Learning Platform Using E-textbooks for Socially Networked Online Learne

1. CHiLO: A New Learning Platform Using E-textbooks for Socially Networked Online Learners Masumi Hori, Seishi Ono, Kazutsuna Yamaji, Shinzo Kobayashi, Toshihiro Kita, Tsuneo Yamada

4. Potential Issues with MOOCs • Diversity of learning environment Standardized Education • Diversity of digital environment Geographical digital divide Traditional LMS disregards: Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 4

5. Standardized Education Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 5 –the same educational contents in same time period –the same assessments with the same criteria Traditional LMS offers all learners

6. Post-MOOC is Starting to Fit Each Learner’s Individuality Breaking massive learning contents into smaller units. CBE Competency-based education • Short-term learning • At own pace • Individualized support Unbundling of education • Unbundling • Re-bundling Nano degree • Bite-sized knowledge Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 6

7. 42% Digital Divide: Access to the Internet Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 7 Internet user demographics (2014) World total By region 58% of the world’s population does not use the Internet World Internet Users Statistics and 2014 World Population Stats (http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm)

8. Digital Divide: Access to Computers Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 8 PC penetration demographics (2012) 78% of the world’s population does not have a PC Report: Changing PC sector, market share, emerging markets, forecast considerations (https://www.ventureoutsource.com/contract-manufacturing/product-market-segments/pc-computing/report-changing-pc-sector-market-share-emerging-markets-forecast-com) World total By region 22% 78%

9. Potential for Mobile Devices Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 9 One In every 5 people in the world owns a smartphone, one in every 17 owns a tablet [Chart]. (http://www.businessinsider.com/smartphone-and-tablet-penetration-2013-10#ixzz3YfChCll7) PCs Smartphones Tablets Global demographics for mobile device penetration (2012)

10. Limitations of Mobile Devices • Small screens and no keyboards • Network speed and reliability • Short battery life • Limitations in content and software applications Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 10

11. CHiLO CHiLO Book CHiLO Badges Assessment & Badges CHiLO Lectures 1-minute nano lecture video clips CHiLO Communities SNS LMS Forum e-Textbook Creative Higher Education with Learning Object Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 11

13. CHiLO Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 13 CHiLO Book CHiLO Badges Assessment & Badges CHiLO Lectures 1-minute nano lecture video clips CHiLO Communities SNS LMS Forum e-Textbook CBE Digital badges Social learning Creative Higher Education with Learning Object

14. Social Learning Digital badges e-Textbook CBE CHiLO Commnities Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 14 CHiLO Book CHiLO Badges Assessment & Badges CHiLO Lectures 1-minute nano lecture video clips CHiLO Communities SNS LMS Forum Creative Higher Education with Learning Object Learning environment Digital environmen t

16. Distribution channel EPUB3 format HTML5 format OUJ-MOOC ○ ○ iBooks Store ○ N/A Google Play Books ○ N/A Experimental Methodology Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 16 Tsuneo Yamada (Prof. Open University of Japan & The Japan Foundation) Start Term Class 1 4/14/2014 35 days Class 2 6/ 2/2014 35 days Class 3 8/ 4/2014 73 days Class 4 11/ 3/2014 49 days Class 5 1/13/2015 70 days Nihongo Starter A1 April 2014 – March 2015 Lesson 1-10 Learning Communities

17. Number of CHiLO Books Downloaded Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 17 Distribution channel Number of downloads Total OUJ-MOOC 10,043 22,128iBooks Store 3,715 Google Play books 8,370 103 countries April 2014 – March 2015

19. Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2014/4/1 2014/5/1 2014/6/1 2014/7/1 2014/8/1 2014/9/1 2014/10/1 2014/11/1 2014/12/1 2015/1/1 2015/2/1 2015/3/1 Learning Communities Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 19 Daily number of badges issued over 1 year The pilot study period Thenumberofbadgesissuedin1day

21. Digital Badges Issued Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 21 Number of learners who took online tests and earned badges for each lesson Number of people who took a test Number of people who earned a badge 19% of the participants earned all 10 badges Thenumberoflearners 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Lesson1 Lesson2 Lesson3 Lesson4 Lesson5 Lesson6 Lesson7 Lesson8 Lesson9 Lesson10

22. Ratio of traffic for assessment tests Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 22 The ratio of traffic on the assessment test by CHiLO Book format and device PC 70% PC 27% Tablet 13% Tablet 29% Smart phone 17% Smart phone 44% HTML5 Format EPUB3 Format 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

23. Mostly EPUB3 format 16% Mostly HTML5 format 50% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Survey of users Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 23 “I used both types depending on where I was and how long I had. I used the EPUB3 type to review the contents when I was in the office or elsewhere and the Web type when I was at home and could work more peacefully.” (n = 105) Mainly EPUB3, sometimes HTML5 format; 12％ Both EPUB3 and HTML5 format at the same rate; 6% Mainly HTML5, sometimes EPUB3 format; 16% Did you use an EPUB3 format or HTML5 format CHiLO Book?

24. Experimental Results • Resolution of the challenge of standardized education – A kind of mutual learning occurred in the learning community – Learners volunteered to form a learning group • Resolution of the geographical digital divide – Learners choose CHiLO Books for use on their PCs and mobile devices according to their preferences and lifestyle Copyright © 2015 CCC-TIES All rights reserved. 24