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Terras, Melody M.; Ramsay, Judith – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) offer an exciting range of opportunities to widen access and participation in education. The massive and open nature of MOOCs places the control of learning at the discretion of the learner. Therefore, it is essential to understand learner behaviour. This paper examines the psychological considerations inherent…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Education, Performance Factors, Barriers
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Fuyin, Xu; Jianli, Jiao – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
There is a history of programmes in educational technology in colleges and universities in China going back about 70 years. This paper briefly reviews the developmental history of the educational technology programme in China, elaborates the status-quo of the programme and looks ahead into the future trends of educational technology development in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Educational History, College Programs
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Zhao, Guodong; Jiang, Zhongjiao – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Centring on the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in Chinese higher education, this paper discusses the development of e-campus in Chinese universities from three different aspects: campus network infrastructure and various management information systems; three modes of e-learning and its application in higher education…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Management Information Systems, Educational Technology
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Jingtao, Zhang; Yuanyuan, Fang; Xiaoling, Ma – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Facilitating educational modernisation through information and communication technology (ICT) application in education is an important strategic measure taken by the Chinese government on the requirement of educational reform and development. After briefly introducing the status quo of Chinese basic education, this paper elaborates the significant…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Rural Areas, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Xin, Ding; Jian, Niu; Yanhui, Han – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Distance education is among the significant fields for the application of educational technology. Distance education in China has gone through three phases, namely: correspondence-based education, radio and TV-based education and online education. This paper was based on educational technology application, and the historical, dialectic and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis, Scientific Research
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Rosmalen, Peter van; Sloep, Peter; Brouns, Francis; Kester, Liesbeth; Kone, Malik; Koper, Rob – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
Tutors have only limited time to support the learning process. In this paper, we introduced a model that helps answer the questions of students. The model invoked the knowledge and skills of fellow students, who jointly formed an ad hoc, transient community. The paper situated the model within the context of a Learning Network, a self-organised,…
Descriptors: Tutors, Learning Processes, Lifelong Learning, Educational Technology