scholarly journals Library Services for Open Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariann Løkse ◽  
Øystein Lund ◽  
Per Pippin Aspaas
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Library Support ◽  
Teaching Learning

Mariann Løkse, head of Library Services, and Øystein Lund, head of the Resource Center for Teaching, Learning and Techology at UiT The Arctic University of Norway discuss library support for open education. They share their thoughts on online education in general and during a period of COVID-19 lockdown in particular. They talk us through information literacy, MOOCs, learning outcomes from online courses as compared to traditional classroom lectures, and a range of other aspects of open education. During the discussion, the following web services and online documents are mentioned: iKomp (a MOOC on information literacy, in Norwegian and English); https://www.sevuppt.no/ (a MOOC on pedagogical supervision, in Norwegian); https://doi.org/10.7557/15.5501 (Mariann Løkse's contribution to a collection of articles dedicated to Stein Høydalsvik on his retirement, in Norwegian); https://hdl.handle.net/10037/3823 (the doctoral thesis of Øystein Lund, in Norwegian). First published online June 25, 2020.

Immersive Learning Environments at Scale: Constraints and Opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1165-1169
Author(s):  
Robert F. Siegle ◽  
Rod D. Roscoe ◽  
Noah L. Schroeder ◽  
Scotty D. Craig
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Virtual Reality Technology ◽  
Immersive Learning ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Theoretical Paper

The expansion of online education into massive open online courses (MOOCs) and equipment have created a unique opportunity for delivering immersive learning experiences at scale. However, although the inclusivity of the MOOC ecosystem can be commended, many online courses lack key benefits associated with traditional classroom environments: immersive, engaging, and team-driven learning opportunities. Immersive learning environments (ILEs) address these educational gaps but has not been able to operate at the broad scale that MOOCs offer. Importantly, ILEs address opportunities missing from MOOC systems, they add unique learning opportunities that would also be missing in a traditional classroom. The inclusion of this virtual reality technology is pivotal topic for educational research. This theoretical paper will briefly define immersive learning environments and the potential benefits of incorporating immersive learning environments into scalable educational systems. We will also consider developers constraints on creating these online ecosystem and suggested strategies for overcoming them.

Role of MOOCs for Technology and Business Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 102-121
Author(s):  
Saneem Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Analytical Skills ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Youth Population ◽  
The Government ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
New Education

Education with the help of technology is deliberated as an encouraging development and means of transforming the teaching-learning model. The significant changes in use of the technology in online education has seen the emergence of the concept of massive open online courses (MOOCs). India has the world's largest youth population of about 500 million in the age bracket of 5-24 years. According to the statistics offered by Deloitte, 69% of jobs will be impacted by automation and analytical skills. Critical thinking and emotional intelligence will have a higher demand as against reading and writing by 2022. The World Economic Forum's ‘Future of Jobs 2018' report states that more than one-half of India's workforce will have to be reskilled by 2022. There is a need to make the Indian educational system globally more relevant and competitive. In this context, this chapter attempts to bring out the various aspects related to the challenges and opportunities through usage of MOOCs in technology and business education, especially in the context of the new education policy of the Government of India in 2020.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Students from Northwestern Romania on Online Education during the Pandemic COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Bogdan-Vasile Cioruța ◽  
Marius Mesaroș ◽  
Monica Lauran ◽  
Mirela Coman ◽  
Alexandru Lauran
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Social Experiment ◽  
Assessment Activity ◽  
Multimedia Technologies ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Voluntary Commitment ◽  
Teaching Learning

The current spatio-temporal context, in which the didactic activities in our country (Romania) are still carried out, is, beyond its form of social experiment, a form devoid of spiritual content. In the transition from classical to modern, through multimedia technologies, the interactions based on the teaching-learning-assessment activity are severely widowed by the physical lack of those closely involved in the educational system. In such a context, considered to be still cloudy, unsettled, the level of perception of those trained is questioned. Thus, through this study, our emphasis and attention fall on how online education is received, accepted, or not among Romanian students; for the study being interviewed only the students from the third year of study, from various specializations (technical and non-technical), aged over 21-22 years. This study took place between November 2020 and February 2021, on a sample of 463 students. Only students with whom the teachers had contact, who actively participated in online courses, seminars, and laboratories (especially computer-assisted training seminars), participated and were interviewed. The whole debate focused on the students' report on the teaching activity carried out exclusively online. Their answers, under anonymity and voluntary commitment, being an overview, which we decided to present both descriptive (only fragments) and infographics (only a summary of answers).

scholarly journals Online Education at Voronezh State University

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. E. Chupandina ◽  
A. V. Semenikhina
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
General Information ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Open Education ◽  
State University ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The University

The article describes the state of online learning at Voronezh State University and presents general information about its main components, such as e- library resources, electronic system for education process management, and  the university’s online courses. Since 2001 the University is a participant of  the scientific and technological program “Creation of the open education  system in the Russian Federation”. Within the framework of this program an  informational and educational portal Voronezh. OpeNet.ru − “Voronezh  virtual university” has been established, which is a part of the mega-portal of the Russian informational and educational environment of open education  (www.OpeNet.ru). In 2007 the University has started the work for  implementation of network education based on LMS Moodle. Online education is being realized on three levels: e-library resources,  organization of educational process (“Electronic University”), and online  courses (distant courses, university online courses, and open online courses).  Distant courses include 59 courses on ecology and learning  foreign languages worked out in the framework of Tempus project. At  present Voronezh State University is developing its own open online courses  (MOOC) using the experience of Tomsk State University and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. The implementation of online learning makes it  possible to realize two main principles of modern education − “education for  everybody” and “lifelong education”. 

scholarly journals Analysis on the Influence of The Epidemic on Teaching-Learning Process in Palghar Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (SUP 1) ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
Juita Tushar Raut ◽  
Vikram Patil
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Back To Work

The unexpected outburst of the novel COVID-19, carried a lot of damage to whole world. To contain the epidemic, people had to stay where they were. They could not go back to work places or to school or colleges. The offline courses were due to many reasons infeasible, what brought unexpected changes to education. Aside from efforts to solve this co19 problem, the state must continue to maintain the stability and sustainability of the learning process that is the right of all citizens. India experienced the same thing. The online courses, learning process came into the picture. The influence focusses on the teaching and learning-effect, the transformation of the teaching forms. This paper mainly focussed on the impact of online-learning process on the parents. This research aims to determine how parents and their children feel about online education and also learn about their experiences.

scholarly journals Educating the citizen of academia online?

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariann Solberg
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
University Education ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Online Distance Education ◽  
Online Distance Learning ◽  
Online Distance ◽  
The University ◽  
Hans Georg Gadamer

<p>The Arctic is a vast, sparsely populated area. The demographic situation points to online distance education as a solution to support lifelong learning and to build competence in the region. An overall aim of all university education is what Hans Georg Gadamer calls Bildung, what we in Norwegian call dannelse and what Richard Rorty has called edification. A first problem to be addressed here is that in online distance learning some teachers find that is harder to support the development of the student’s voice. Being able to express oneself and to position oneself in a scientific community is vital for a well educated graduate. Another problem in online education has been the extensive use of writing as a means in the student’s learning process. Writing is vital to academic education, but in online courses there is in general a danger of overuse. At the University of Tromsø we have tested the web conference tool Elluminate Live. This is a real-time application, integrated in the University’s learning management system (LMS), Fronter. The application enables synchronous oral dialogue, simultaneous sharing of texts, and so forth. I present our main experience with the use of Elluminate Live and discuss the extent to which this application has turned out to be helpful in developing the quality of online courses.</p>

scholarly journals Library Support to Distance Learners

2011 ◽  
pp. 122-134
Author(s):  
Kshema Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Distance Learner ◽  
Library Support ◽  
The University ◽  
Distance Education System ◽  
Social Networking Tools

The chapter discusses library support services in a distance education system and their value and importance in the overall development of a learner in general and a distance learner in particular. The chapter also traces how emerging digital technologies allow libraries to offer efficient support services to distance learners. This case of Distance Library Services at a university in India describes the evolution, experiences and challenges of offering distance library services through the university. The chapter focuses on information literacy and use of social networking tools. Development of information literacy is critical for distance learners, and social networking tools based on Web 2.0 technologies may provide library services and impart information literacy to distance learners. The chapter concludes with some suggestions pertaining to opportunities and future propositions.

The Analysis and Design of Internet Course Teaching System for Operation System

2012 ◽  
Vol 239-240 ◽  
pp. 1637-1640
Author(s):  
Qi Jun Du
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Operation System ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Teaching Learning

Based on the design theory of internet course teaching, combined with the course of operation system, some key technology has been introduced, such as the development process of teaching, network system, the curriculum and various network elements: learners, teaching objective, contents of teaching, learning environment, teaching strategies, evaluation, etc. Some construction of network course building should be noted, which all has strong and practical significance for others. With the rapid development of Internet and the gradual perfection of the modern education technology, the education philosophy and approaches have been keeping innovated. The Internet-based courses have aroused many people’s concern. Compared with traditional courses, it is much more flexible, efficient, interactive, and convenient. It can also meet the need of individual-tailored service. With regards to the target learners, forms of the contents, course arrangement and studying methods, online education is incomparably superior. Thus the application of online teaching is one of the most effective ways to improve the teaching level. Based on the online courses teaching design theories, combined with the course of the computer operation system, the paper introduces the key technologies related to online course design and development, which is suggestive to other online courses studies.

scholarly journals Strategies to Increase Online Student Success for Students with Disabilities

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Betts ◽  
Alex Cohen ◽  
Daniel Veit ◽  
Henry C. Alphin ◽  
Chanel Broadus
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Classroom ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Online Student ◽  
Certificate Programs ◽  
Teaching Learning

Online education provides extensive opportunities for individuals with disabilities to enroll in degree and certificate programs. However, accessibility must be a key component of online program development since this can have a profound affect on student engagement in and outside of the online classroom, academic performance, and completion rates. This article provides a unique perspective on accessibility in online education. One current online student and three alumni of online programs provide video self-introductions, an overview of their online experience., and strategies for increasing student success in online courses and programs for students with disabilities. Strategies are also shared for integrating accessibility as a critical component within faculty development to ensure accessibility goes beyond the Office of Disability Services and becomes an integral part of online teaching, learning, and assessment.

Library Issues in Adult Online Education

2010 ◽  
pp. 485-505
Author(s):  
Linda Marie Golian-Lui ◽  
Suzy Westenkirchner
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Library Anxiety ◽  
Library Support ◽  
Adult Online Learners ◽  
Library Profession

Adult online learners have unique information and technology needs which are best met by libraries and library professionals. Combining the concept of andragogy along with best practices for the library profession significantly assists librarians in providing meaningful learning opportunities. Effective library support for adults in online learning experiences incorporates the concepts of learning style theories, thinking style theories, and library anxiety research. Best practices in information literacy and technology literacy assist librarians in supporting the broad needs of adult online learners.

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