Abstract

This paper analyzes the learning experiences and opinions obtained from a group of undergraduate students in their interaction with several on-line multimedia resources included in a free on-line course about Computer Networks. These new educational resources employed are based on the Web2.0 approach such as blogs, videos and virtual labs which have been added in a web-site for distance self-learning.

Highlights

  • The work presented in this paper describes the implementation and results in learning of a set of educational resources for an open and free education

  • Teachers have been reviewing the videos produced by students to select those that best describe the different protocols. These selected videos have been published as open online resources on the blog of the subject [11], in addition to the institutional YouTube profile of the University of Alicante, and the popular public Repository of the University of Alicante (RUA) [13]

  • This paper explains how the learning process is enhanced using a set of web 2.0 resources such as blogs, OCWs and video logs

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INTRODUCTION

The work presented in this paper describes the implementation and results in learning of a set of educational resources for an open and free education. The students have been asked if the blog satisfies their expectations In this work, it is described the student experiences when they require search information about the subject such as tutoring schedules, recommended books, free software to download, new online courses as OCW belonging to other universities and other educational resources. The paper is organized as follows: Section II describes the blog and the OCW implemented for the Computer Networks subject and discusses why using a blog as an educational tool. It explains how the OCW influences in the teaching and learning methodology.

THE BLOG AND OCW
Frequency of student access to Blog and OCW
Frequency of access to Blog and OCW from abroad and other places
VIDEO LOGS
What is video logs for?
Student’s opinion on video logs relevance
Findings
CONCLUSIONS
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