Open Learning: ‘Communication and Mobile Learning’ at Spanish University

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.

Appendices

Appendix 1: Pre-survey: Expectations and Previous Knowledge

• 1. Which level of previous knowledge do you have in relation with communication and mobile learning process?

  • None. I’ve never studied or worked with this theme

  • Initial. I have basic knowledge on the subject

  • Middle-level. I have worked and/or studied this subject before

  • Expert. I usually work and study aspects related to this issue

  • Other:

• 2. What level of knowledge do you consider you will acquire in this course?

  • None. I do not think I’ll learn a lot.

  • Something. I’ll learn something.

  • Middle-level. I will acquire enough knowledge

  • High. I will acquire much knowledge

  • Other:

• 3. Do you find interesting this formative proposal? Why?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Other:

• 4. Do you consider this ECO course is an innovative educational experience? Why?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Other:

• 5. What do you expect from the course?

• 6. How did you get noticed about this course?

  • Twitter

  • Facebook

  • Blog

  • Other:

Appendix 2: Post-survey: Satisfaction, Expectations Fulfillment, and Acquisition of Knowledge

• 1. What level of knowledge have you acquired in the course?

  • None. I learnt nothing.

  • Middle-level. I gained considerable knowledge.

  • Expert. I gained expert level knowledge.

• 2. Have been fulfilled your expectations regarding the expected learning level? Why?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Comments

• 3. Did you find interesting this formative proposal? Why?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Comments

• 4. Do you think that is an innovative educational experience? Why?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Comments

• 5. Generally speaking, have you got what you did expected with the course?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Comments

Appendix 3

This survey measures variables which are related, such as: quality of contents, learning methodology, communication and interaction process, assessment system, support given to students, relevance of the learning outcomes for social acting and recommendations for the sustainability of the initiative.

This questionnaire authorship is shared between different project partners. This fact doesn’t allow us to include it in this chapter. However, it is available on the ECO Project web (http://goo.gl/m9eoCm).

This questionnaire bibliographic reference is as it follows: Fueyo et al. (2015). Deliverable D.4.3 Title Report on users satisfaction, Lead: University of Oviedo, WP4. Author(s): Aquilina Fueyo, Santiago Fano, Javier Callejo, Francis Brouns, Alfonso Gutiérrez, Adeline Bossu, Carol Fowler, Lina Morgado, Sonia Santoveña, Sunne Eichler, Alessandra Tomasini, Raquel Pedrosa, Fatima Merino, Javier Lozano, Carlos Rodriguez Hoyos Mariana de Lima. 75–84.