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Direct linkNavaratna, Chandanie Wijayalatha; Bandarage, Gunadya; Rajapaksha Appuhamilage, Dilsha Nimmi; Pasqual, Hemali; Rajendra, Joseph Calistus Nihal; Ranasinghe, Menaka D. D.; Ratnayake, Uditha W. – Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the learner characteristics attributable to the likelihood and the duration of programme completion in the Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Technology Honours in Engineering (BTech) degree programmes of the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL). Design/methodology/approach: Data were…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Educational Attainment, Time to Degree, Engineering Education
Download full textGaba, Ashok K.; Bhushan, Bharat; Rao, Dev Kant – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2021
The teaching-learning system in India changed significantly during the COVID 19 pandemic situation. Educational institutions adopted blended learning approaches for effective teaching and used digital technologies to deliver academic programs. Online learning during pandemic situations helps learners learn the necessary skills to meet the need for…
Descriptors: Preferences, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, COVID-19
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2021
Social demand for higher education has more than doubled in the past 20 years. However, only one-third of all countries' higher education systems are enrolling more than 50% of the traditional age cohort. Despite major advancements in achieving higher levels of access and participation, inequalities and inequities in higher education persist and…
Descriptors: Flexible Progression, Higher Education, Equal Education, Lifelong Learning
Martin, Michaela; Furiv, Uliana – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2022
The rapid worldwide expansion of enrolment in higher education (HE) has led to greater diversity among students, with more first-generation learners, HE returnees, and disadvantaged groups. Yet, inequalities in participation persist and have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of flexible learning pathways (FLPs) can help HE…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Informal Education, Flexible Scheduling, Disadvantaged
DeVries, Irwin – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of how open universities depict their current institutional engagement in open educational practices. In view of the growth of programming for nontraditional students by conventional universities, particularly through online learning and increasing interest in open educational practices, the…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Open Universities, Web Sites, Nontraditional Students
Al-Takhyneh, Bahjat – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2018
This study investigated attitudes towards teaching mathematics via mobile learning in open learning systems. The sample of the study consisted of 57 male and female students enrolled in the mathematics course in the department of educational studies at the Arab Open University/Jordan for the academic year 2016/2017. Results of the study showed…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning
Repo, Saara; Lehtinen, Taina; Rusanen, Erja; Hyytinen, Heidi – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2017
The focus of this study is on Open University students' entry-level critical thinking skills. The research questions were: how are students' age, and level and discipline of previous education related to critical thinking skills; is the level and discipline of previous education connected to the accuracy of students' self-evaluation of their…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Open Universities, College Students, Critical Thinking
Li, Kam Cheong; Wong, Billy Tak-Ming – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
Student persistence has long been a major challenge for open universities. Despite the evolution of open education, an overall high student attrition rate remains. This paper examines the changes and trends in factors related to student persistence in open universities. It reviews the empirical studies from the 1970s to the 2010s which reported…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Open Universities, Student Attrition, Educational Trends
Cross, Simon; Whitelock, Denise – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
The new pedagogical opportunities that massive open online course (MOOC) learning environments offer for the teaching of fee-paying students on university-accredited courses are of growing interest to educators. This paper presents a case study from a postgraduate-taught course at the Open University, UK, where a MOOC performed the dual role of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Fees, Student Attitudes
