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Handbook for Online Learning Contexts: Digital, Mobile and Open

Policy and Practice

  • Features authors from Europe, the U.S., and beyond sharing their experiences and knowledge of Open Education
  • Gathers contemporary and relevant case studies in a single volume for easy access by policy makers, educators, and developers
  • Offers a critical resource to students of instructional design

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction

    • Ann Marcus-Quinn, Tríona Hourigan
    Pages 1-4
  3. OER and the Future of Digital Textbooks

    • Athanasia Kotsiou, Tyler Shores
    Pages 5-20
  4. Teaching Methodologies for Scalable Online Education

    • Renee M. Filius, Sabine G. Uijl
    Pages 55-65
  5. Outdoor Learning with Apps in Danish Open Education

    • Theresa Schilhab, Gertrud Lynge Esbensen
    Pages 99-113
  6. The Current Status of Open Education Practices in Japan

    • Katsusuke Shigeta, Hiroyuki Sakai, Rieko Inaba, Yasuhiko Tsuji, Naoshi Hiraoka
    Pages 175-182
  7. Implementing Open Pedagogy in Higher Education: Examples and Recommendations

    • Evrim Baran, Dana Al Zoubi, Boris Jovanović
    Pages 201-215

About this book

This book addresses the gap in the literature concerned with global case studies of successful Digital, Mobile and Open Education. The book shares experiences from international teaching and learning projects at all levels of Education, and provides advice for future policy and investment in digital teaching and learning and Open Education projects. It also provides an expectation on the future capacity and sustainability of Open Education.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Culture and Communication, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    Ann Marcus-Quinn

  • Department of Education and Skills, Department of Education, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

    Tríona Hourigan

About the editors

Ann Marcus-Quinn is a lecturer in Technical Communication and Instructional Design at the University of Limerick, Ireland. She is currently the Course Director for the Masters in Technical Communication and E-Learning. Ann has been awarded both national and international funding for her research. In a previous role Ann worked with the National Digital Learning Resources service (NDLR) as a national advocate for Open Educational Resources.

Tríona Hourigan is a teacher and researcher employed by the Department of Education and Skills, Ireland. She received her B.A. in Language and Cultural Studies, Masters in French, PhD in Education and Grad. Dip in Education from the University of Limerick, Ireland. Prior to joining the Department of Education and Skills, she worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in the area of ICT in Education at the University of Limerick. Tríona was a member of the Management Committee for the COST Action eREAD which published the StavangerDeclaration in 2019.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook for Online Learning Contexts: Digital, Mobile and Open

  • Book Subtitle: Policy and Practice

  • Editors: Ann Marcus-Quinn, Tríona Hourigan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67349-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67348-2Published: 30 May 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67351-2Published: 31 May 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-67349-9Published: 29 May 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 366

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Educational Technology, Education Policy, Learning & Instruction

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Softcover Book USD 249.99
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