Integrating Social Media Networks As A Learning Tool For Open And Distance Education

The use of social media marketing has become a standard way in which organizations advertise their products or services. Social media marketing allows consumers to have immediate access to other consumers reviews or to post a review about a product or service. There is engagement between the company and the consumer (Evans, Dave 2010). Social Media emerged in the late 1980’s when websites such as Prodigy, Compuserve and America Online. Prodigy was first of it’s kind and was known as a ”consumer online service”. Half of the page is devoted to advertising. Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Hi5, Bebo and Orkut are all social media platforms that are utilized as platforms today.

This research proposal is geared towards understanding the influence of social media in online business. With the growing number of social media such as Facebook and twitter, the nature of human purchase decision making has been changing. In light of this, there are companies that provide platform to sell and buy goods and services online. This particular research proposes ways to solve purchase decision using Facebook along with the already established mobile distribution technology offered by Airtel and MTN in Uganda. To find the influence the research will use survey and use the social media platform for research .The proposal aims to find how influential social media are in making purchase decision making and building trust between buyers and sellers. This emerging technology will enable various stakeholders to benefit in online business and build competitive edge among themselves.

The advent of computers and internet has revolutionized the academia in the 21st century. Online learning has become the prevalent method of professional education eliminating some barriers to the pursuit of higher education such as time, distance and cost. An online classroom such as ours is a form of social network. We are linked together with a common goal to obtain a Masters Degree in Nursing. Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram are also types of social networks. We share our opinions, ideas, knowledge and information through social networks. What differentiates our online classroom from Facebook,

The author started her article by recognizing and classifying several different types of Internet-Online tools such as social network sites (e.g. Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter), media sharing sites (e.g. blogs, wikis, and podcasts), and advance messaging applications (e.g. SnapChat and WhatsApp). Milton declared that these tools assist its users to link, cooperate with each other, and interconnect online. Therefore, topnotch universities were able to construct a teaching-learning experience that crafted to accomplish top academic outcomes.

Social media is not new. Facebook has been around since 2004, YouTube since 2005, and Twitter in 2006. What is new is how social media sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are affecting the way businesses market their products and services. Never before in our history have consumers been able to communicate so effortlessly with each other and with the businesses they frequent. Never before have businesses been able to interact and react to customer feedback so quickly and efficiently. However, just because businesses have the ability to use social media for their marketing and advertising efforts, does not necessarily mean they should. This paper intends to

In this day and age, social media has become an integral part of our lives. It has created a platform for people to share information instantly and communicate with people all around the world. Facebook is the most outstanding example of successful social media network. According to the first quarter 2015 earnings announcement by Facebook, the site has achieved 1.44 billion active users per month, and 65% of which are daily active users. Other social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are also a powerful means of communication. With such a large audience, social networking sites provide ample opportunities to acquire information, network, and connect with friends.

First is the advertising. According to the case, we know that the major revenue of Facebook is advertising, which took up 98 percent in 2009, 95 percent in 2010 and 85 percent in 2011. Facebook uses all information uploaded by users to become the property of the firm. By analyzing database, Facebook provides advertisers target customized services and products based on users’ preferences and connections. In its view, the advertising which based on social

Are we becoming less human with the passing of each day? Have we become too dependent on technology, specifically social media? In this day and age, people have different views on social media. They question its true purpose and its effect on society as a whole. With that said, although there are many thoughts concerning the topic/trend of social media something that is undoubtedly true is that social media plays an active role in the lives of the majority of people. Whether in a positive or negative way, social media influences the lives of all people. However this paper focuses on the effect of social media on college students. It addresses both the positive and negative effects of social media on those in college; focusing on a student’s academic efficiency, social interactive skills, and overall productivity.

The marketing industry is an elaborate network that links companies to their consumers, primarily through written communication. The main objective of marketing is to identify trends and patterns in consumer behavior, and utilize the data to influence consumers to purchase more goods. From a macroenviroment standpoint, the general conditions of a market are heavily dependent on global environmental factors. The most significant factor that influences the markets today is technological advancements. Since the release of Facebook, Linked-in, Twitter, and Myspace in the early 2000s, the number of people using social media has increased to over sixty-five percent. The ever-growing dependency on social media platforms, has given marketers the tremendous opportunity to further market potential consumers. Social media marketing is a specific form of marketing that focuses on producing ad content that social media users will post on their own networks. This particular marketing technique is effective because ads and content are created, based on what personal information users post on social media. Firms and organizations that advertise their brands on social media are more likely to increase their customer base and annual revenue. By doing so, companies are able to increase exposure of their brand and widen previous hidden, customer bases. As a marketer, the fine line between right and wrong is often blurred. The amount and

Jon Russell once said, “Social Media presents a huge opportunity for schools, universities and other educational organizations to reach out and connect with students and prospective students”. With no doubt, social media has influenced the way students are educated today. For those of you who do not know the exact definition of social media, the social media means ways of sharing information, opinions, images, videos using the Internet, especially social networking sites. Because of the Internet, people started finding ways to socialize through social websites and exchange information. Popular social network on the Internet such as YouTube became a sensation for me ever since I became a student in college. Today social media can be used for educational purposes. The ways social media is changing education has affected how the students express themselves, behave, and interact with each other.

According to Forbes, there are about 1 billion social media accounts all over the world, these accounts makes almost all of the countries of the world connected with each other.Social media is a very common in today’s modern world, social media is considered to be one of humanity’s greatest achievements and accomplishments. Never before humans were connected to each other as in today’s world. and almost everybody has a Facebook account, there are about 500 million Facebook accounts. Facebook allow its users to chat with each other, to see each other’s pictures, and to comment on any post. Which is very useful in the business and marketing world.

Social media are the most ordinarily used media to connect with the world because of its many advantages and benefits. Many students are already involved in social networks and using it their daily activities including educational purposes. Social media have changed the ways of learning and providing pieces of information on education. It has been used in education nowadays more than ever and showing beneficial results out of that. Uses of social media are increasing continuously in education and both students and educators are becoming dependent on it. The reason behind this is, it is simple to access, effortless to use and easy availability. Among many of the advantages of social media in education, applying it for communication purposes, sharing class materials, files etc. for classroom projects as well as uses of QR codes are some of the leading ones.

Abstract Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is playing a primordial role in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system to meet the expectations and requirements of the students to receive and send information with respect to their academic pursuits. ICT in Open and Distance Learning is like a beacon light that lights up the path of the students and allows them to navigate through seamless ease with regard to their academic aspirations. It elevates the student-centric learning experience to such a level that more often than not it not only provides clientele satisfaction but also its delight. ICT, ever since it has been employed in Distance Education, has been providing various technologies and tools to cater to the requirements of a learner at various stages of learning cycle like admission stage, the learning stage, the evaluation stage and finally the certification stage as a service.

Distance Learning: Emerging Technologies vs. Traditional Class Instruction High pace of life and time span has changed many aspects of learning. Distance education is new model of teaching and learning having the power to improve educational outcomes dramatically. As a result, many people are asking how to scale-up scattered, successful "islands of innovation" into universal improvements in schooling (Dede 1998). Undertaking "systemic reform" (sustained, large-scale, simultaneous innovation in curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, professional development, administration, incentives, and partnerships for learning among schools, businesses, homes, and community settings) requires policies and practices different from fostering pilot projects for small-scale educational improvement. It would include evaluative data about the program's effectiveness and costs, alternative strategies for generating resources to meet those costs, ways to involve the community in the innovation, and approaches for ensuring a positive impact on equity. New interactive media offer powerful ways of communicating this level of informational detail. What specific topic or subject area do you propose to explore? Distance learning   What is your working title? Distance learning: emerging technologies  What is the theoretical foundation for your work? These guidelines offer advice on assuring the quality and academic standards of higher education programs of study provided through distance learning. The

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are the example famous social network that becomes the best choice among the students, especially university students. Social network can defines as site of grouping of individuals into specific groups, like small rural communities or a neighbourhood subdivision. Nowadays, the social network is a necessary communication tool that has emerged in the field of information and communication technology and has positively impacted almost all aspects of human life (Audrey, Gerald, Tai, 2012 as cited in CBSNews, 2008). Apart from that, addiction of using social network can becomes negative effects overweight the positive ones. These sites