2019
DOI: 10.1108/ils-08-2018-0079
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Content and instructional design of MOOCs on information literacy

Abstract: Purpose This paper aims to uncover the current status of information literacy (IL) instruction through massive open online courses (MOOCs), comparing the content and instructional design of existing offers and showing avenues for future MOOCs. Design/methodology/approach An extensive search for existing MOOCs on IL revealed 11 offers that are available for analysis. A content analysis is conducted to compare their content and instructional design. The category system is based on the IL standards and performa… Show more

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“…This degree of motivation contrasts with that of the students who followed the traditional model, which barely exceeded 40% ( p < 0.0001). Historically, the teaching of science has used teaching methodologies consisting of the unidirectional transmission of knowledge by the teacher to the student, with the textbook as the only teaching resource and especially classic and repetitive contents(Abenza, 2010; Fernandes et al , 2018); however, recent research (Butt, 2014; Dreisiebner, 2019; Newman et al , 2015; Ruiz-Primo et al , 2011; Zawilinski et al , 2016) indicates that this type of teaching is not the most appropriate to achieve desired learning outcomes, mainly due to the demotivation and poor attitude to learning presented by students who follow this type of teaching. Thus, new pedagogical models that motivate students and encourage positive emotions and attitudes towards learning are necessary.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This degree of motivation contrasts with that of the students who followed the traditional model, which barely exceeded 40% ( p < 0.0001). Historically, the teaching of science has used teaching methodologies consisting of the unidirectional transmission of knowledge by the teacher to the student, with the textbook as the only teaching resource and especially classic and repetitive contents(Abenza, 2010; Fernandes et al , 2018); however, recent research (Butt, 2014; Dreisiebner, 2019; Newman et al , 2015; Ruiz-Primo et al , 2011; Zawilinski et al , 2016) indicates that this type of teaching is not the most appropriate to achieve desired learning outcomes, mainly due to the demotivation and poor attitude to learning presented by students who follow this type of teaching. Thus, new pedagogical models that motivate students and encourage positive emotions and attitudes towards learning are necessary.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…is media technology beyond time and space has dissolved the distance between people. is is an era of mutual "union," but also an era of mutual "integration" [9,10]. Society has become a flat, consuming, mass collective without a center.…”
Section: Media Convergence and Digitalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are a lot of MOOCs on information skills, mostly of the xMOOC type, with a low level of interaction between students or gamified elements, which cover a wide variety of topics such as fake news, information skills for children, gender stereotypes, Google search engine extensions, research methods, Internet security, self-organization, among others, with durations ranging from 3 to 12 weeks with an average of 7 weeks (Dreisiebner, 2019).…”
Section: Moocs and Il Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%