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Stevenson, Carolyn N., Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Institutions of higher learning are providing access to free and low-cost open resources to support students with prior college-level learning during every step of their educational journey. This unconventional approach to education removes traditional barriers to college credit by placing learners in an open environment, which encourages…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Open Educational Resources, Prior Learning
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Jaafar, Inaya, Ed.; Pedersen, James M., Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how much humans rely, more than ever before in our history, on technology. While technology in its simplest definition is the use of a tool for a practical purpose, in the last three decades, educators can confidently say it has revolutionized how information is communicated and accessed. Most importantly,…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, STEM Education
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Jemni, Mohamed, Ed.; Kinshuk, Ed.; Khribi, Mohamed Koutheair, Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2017
This book focuses on the emerging phenomenon of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which are changing the fundamental underpinning of educational systems worldwide and forcing educators and other stakeholders to re-think the way instruction is currently conducted. It examines the origins of MOOCs within the context of the open education…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Educational Resources, Online Courses, Technology Uses in Education
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Popescu, Elvira, Ed.; Kinshuk, Ed.; Khribi, Mohamed Koutheair, Ed.; Huang, Ronghuai, Ed.; Jemni, Mohamed, Ed.; Chen, Nian-Shing, Ed.; Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2017
The book aims to provide an archival forum for researchers, academics, practitioners, and industry professionals interested and/or engaged in the reform of the ways of teaching and learning through advancing current learning environments towards smart learning environments. It facilitates opportunities for discussions and constructive dialogue…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Chen, Guang, Ed.; Kumar, Vive, Ed.; Kinshuk, Ed.; Huang, Ronghuai, Ed.; Kong, Siu Cheung, Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2015
This book provides an archival forum for researchers, academics, practitioners, and industry professionals interested and/or engaged in the reform of the ways of teaching and learning through advancing current learning environments towards smart learning environments. The contributions of this book are submitted to the International Conference on…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Instruction, Evaluation
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Phillips, Vicki L.; Olson, Lynn – Journal of Staff Development, 2013
Teachers, curriculum experts, and other educators work together using online tools developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create high-quality, useful lessons and research-based instructional tools incorporating the Common Core State Standards.
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Balfanz, Robert; Boer, Benjamin; Carey, Kevin; Cohen, Michael; Hassel, Bryan C.; Hassel, Emily Ayscue; Hyslop, Anne; Levin, Douglas A.; Fletcher, Geoffrey; Odden, Allan; Tucker, Bill; Vargas, Joel – Education Sector, 2012
Education Sector commissioned an earlier version of this collection of essays in conjunction with a March 2012 event "Getting to 2014: The Choices and Challenges Ahead." This updated version includes new essays and a revised introduction. The aim of these essays is to present ideas, elicit feedback, and encourage productive dialogue…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, State Standards, Academic Standards