Information literacy & smart life-long learning : knowledge antidotes in economic crisis

• Main Author: Mystakidis, Stylianos
• Other Authors: Μυστακίδης, Στυλιανός
• Language: English
• Published: Cyprus Association of Librarians – Information Scientists (CALIS) 2021
• Subjects: E-learning; Virtual worlds; Virtual reality; Distance education; Libraries; Open education; Information literacy; Virtual environments; Ηλεκτρονική μάθηση; Εικονική πραγματικότητα; Εικονικοί κόσμοι; Οικονομική κρίση; Βιβλιοθήκες; Πληροφοριακή παιδεία; Εικονικά περιβάλλοντα; Ανοικτά μαθήματα; Ανοικτή εκπαίδευση; Εξ αποστάσεως εκπαίδευση

Massive Open Online Courses are taking higher education by storm as a virtual force of nature that universities cannot block. A new paradigm of open, massive, personalised learning is emerging. Three-dimensional virtual worlds are social online collaborative spaces. This lecture presents how the Library and Information Services was able to develop a highly innovative service amidst of a severe global economic crisis: the Open Workshop in Information Literacy, the 1st Greek MOOC taking place in a 3d virtual world.