Perspective Chapter: University of Everywhere and Online Collaborative Learning Environment

Abstract

In this chapter, the focus will be on how modern technology has changed the concept and idea of education in colleges and universities, how technology has been adapted to education, and the benefit of using it to facilitate the educational process by both lecturers and students. This chapter will also discuss the role of the University of Everywhere concept and how they have solved the basic problems of providing one-to-one education to large numbers of people regardless of where they are located. In addition to, the most important advantage of the idea of courses and education via the Internet and how the online collaborative learning environment allows more students to participate fully during classroom time. The final section of this chapter will illustrate how learners can continue to study even after they graduated from schools and universities by accessing the MOOC that is available free of charge and upon request, which helps in achieving a more participatory learning culture