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Mandernach, B. Jean – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
There is considerable evidence that well-designed multimedia resources can enhance learning outcomes, yet there is little information on the role of multimedia in influencing essential motivational variables, such as student engagement. The current study examines the impact of instructor-personalized multimedia supplements on student engagement in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Online Courses, Individualized Instruction, Multimedia Instruction
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Brown, Abbie H.; Green, Tim – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
The authors report the results of a study that provides bases for comparison between the time necessary to participate in courses delivered asynchronously online and courses delivered in a traditional classroom setting. Weekly discussion threads from 21 sections of six courses offered as part of online, degree-granting, accredited, graduate…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Intermode Differences, Asynchronous Communication
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Motlik, Scott – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
This paper looks at the diffusion and applications of mobile phone technology in Asia and Africa, compared with North America. It indicates that Asian distance education can be the global leader in the development of educational uses for the mobile phone; and it considers the potential for mobile learning in Africa and other developing regions.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Networks, Telecommunications