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Mirmoghtadaie, Zohrehsadat; Keshavarz, Mohsen; Kohan, Noushin; Ahmady, Soleiman – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Identification of key factors affecting the self-directed learning process in the virtual environment of medical education is vital. In this article, we designed a model that describes the self-directed learning process in the virtual learning environment for post graduate students of medical sciences in Iran. This study was carried out in two…
Descriptors: Models, Independent Study, Virtual Classrooms, Medicine
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Cheng, Yu-Ping; Cheng, Shu-Chen; Huang, Yueh-Min – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Online learning has been widely discussed in education research, and open educational resources have become an increasingly popular way to help learners acquire knowledge. However, these resources contain massive amounts of information, making it difficult for learners to identify Web articles that refer to computer science knowledge. This study…
Descriptors: Internet, Online Searching, Information Retrieval, Artificial Intelligence
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Nongni, Gaël – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
The scientific literature identifies five challenges related to training teachers: the basics of the constructivist approach, the problematization of mathematical knowledge to be taught, the promotion of interdisciplinarity, the use of digital pedagogical resources in planning teaching, and new skills to be developed due to the arrival of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Distance Education, Constructivism (Learning)
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Mora, Higinio; Ferrández, Antonio; Gil, David; Peral, Jesús – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
Massive Open Online Courses and e-learning represent the future of the teaching-learning processes through the development of Information and Communication Technologies. They are the response to the new education needs of society. However, this future also presents many challenges such as the processing of online forums when a huge number of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Vieira, Eleonora Milano Falcão; de Moraes, Marialice; Rossato, Jaqueline – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The constant technological development in education, and the potentiality of the resources offered by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), are challenges faced by teaching institutions in Brazil, especially by those institutions, which by the very nature of their services intend to provide distance education courses. In such a scene,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
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Koper, Rob – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
How do (potential) students differ in their preferences for the organization of online and distance courses and programs, can these differences be grouped into preference profiles, and are there any associations between these profiles and variables, such as achievement and dropout, that are relevant for the promotion and design of online and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
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Prinsloo, Paul; Archer, Elizabeth; Barnes, Glen; Chetty, Yuraisha; van Zyl, Dion – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
In the context of the hype, promise and perils of Big Data and the currently dominant paradigm of data-driven decision-making, it is important to critically engage with the potential of Big Data for higher education. We do not question the potential of Big Data, but we do raise a number of issues, and present a number of theses to be seriously…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Open Universities, Online Courses
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Madland, Colin; Richards, Griff – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The study buddy is a learning strategy employed in a graduate distance course to promote informal peer reviewing of assignments before submission. This strategy promotes student-student interaction and helps break the social isolation of distance learning. Given the concern by Arum and Roksa (2011) that student-student interaction may be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Study Habits, Cooperative Learning