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Open learning: 'Communication and Mobile Learning' at Spanish University
Casal, Sonia Santoveña and Silva, Alejandro

PublishedAugust 2016
Book titleOpen education: From OERs to MOOCs
Edition 1, Chapter 12, Pages 221–240
SeriesLecture Notes in Educational Technology
PublisherSpringer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
EditorsJemni, Mohamed · Kinshuk · Khribi, Mohamed Koutheair
CountrySpain, Europe

ABSTRACT
This chapter reports a study of the application of the virtual learning model in a MOOC, ‘Communication and mobile learning’, within the project ‘Elearning, Communication and Open-data: Massive Mobile, Ubiquitous and Open Learning’ (ECO) of European Commission. According to Lisbon Strategy and Europe 2020 Strategy’s goals to build up a knowledge-based society in the Eurozone and to lower or remove technological barriers in M-learning processes for users with special needs or at risk of exclusion.

Keywords MOOC · OER · open learning

ISBNHardcover 978-3-662-52923-2
ISSNeBook 978-3-662-52925-6
RefereedYes
Rights© 2016 Springer International Publishing AG
DOI10.1007/978-3-662-52925-6_12
URLhttps://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-662-52925-6_12
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