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Download full textSinem Cilligol Karabey; Selcuk Karaman – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
This study aimed to systematically compile the activities and applications to be used by instructors to conduct synchronous virtual classrooms effectively. Using specific keywords in various databases we examined the literature to discover the activities and applications associated with effective synchronous virtual classrooms. A total of 70…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design
Keshavarz, Mohsen; Mirmoghtadaie, Zohrehsadat; Nayyeri, Somayyeh – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Effective classroom management methods are well known, but effective ways of managing classes of beginner teachers remain elusive. Classroom management refers to the wide range of skills and techniques that teachers use to ensure that classes are conducted without destructive student behavior. The present study is applied nonexperimental research.…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Virtual Classrooms, Classroom Techniques
Al-Azawei, Ahmed; Abdullah, Alharith A.; Mohammed, Mahmood K.; Abod, Zaid A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Although online learning has become ubiquitous worldwide, earlier research has neglected the relationship between its actual use and security concerns. Learners' lack of security awareness while using learning technologies remains rarely studied. This paper integrates Delone and McLean's information system success (D&M-ISS) model with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Success
Debbag, Murat; Fidan, Mustafa – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Using a descriptive research design, this study explored pre-service teachers' perceptions of synchronous virtual classrooms and Web camera use in online learning. The study sample consisted of 256 pre-service teachers from the education faculty of a university in Turkey, and data was collected using a survey. The results showed that most…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Virtual Classrooms, Electronic Learning
Gaddis, Margaret L. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
Scholarly research has indicated that technology adoption to facilitate blended learning promotes the academic success of many different types of students and improves the quality of existing educational offerings. To understand how technology enhances learning, surveys queried the faculty and students of a statewide community college system. The…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, Blended Learning
Aberra, Tsige GebreMeskel; Davids, Mogamat Noor – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
This study assessed students' level of satisfaction with the quality of student support services provided by an open distance e-learning (ODeL) university in Ethiopia. The target population was doctoral students who had been registered at the ODeL university for more than a year. To conduct a quantitative investigation, data were collected by…
Descriptors: Open Education, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries
Kay Oddone – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
This paper explores the experiences of university educators who use personal learning networks (PLNs) to enhance professional knowledge. With growing expectations to design and deliver effective online learning experiences, the PLN may offer flexible and supportive professional learning opportunities that build digital pedagogical capabilities.…
Descriptors: Social Networks, College Faculty, Faculty Development, COVID-19
Junus, Inas Sofiyah; Santoso, Harry Budi; Isal, R. Yugo K.; Utomo, Andika Yudha – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Student Centered e-Learning Environment (SCeLE) has substantial roles to support learning activities at Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Indonesia (Fasilkom UI). Although it has been utilized for about 10 years, the usability aspect of SCeLE as an e-Learning system has not been evaluated. Therefore, the usability aspects of SCeLE Fasilkom…
Descriptors: Usability, Student Centered Learning, Electronic Learning, Computer Science Education
Datt, Gopal; Singh, Gagan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
This paper explores learners' awareness of and satisfaction with the e-services that an open university provides its learners through its Website. The paper further highlights the influence of age, gender, and education levels on learners' awareness and satisfaction levels. A case-study approach was adopted and an online survey was used to collect…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, College Students, Open Universities, Distance Education
Ouyang, Fan; Li, Xu; Sun, Dan; Jiao, Pengcheng; Yao, Jiajia – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
The development of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has proceeded through three generations, and in all three, online discussions have been considered a critical component. Although discussions in MOOCs have the potential to promote learning, instructors have faced challenges facilitating learners' knowledge inquiry, construction, and…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Student Attitudes, Preferences, Online Courses
Afolabi, Folashade – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
This study investigated the first year University undergraduates' experiences in the use of open educational resources (OER) in online learning and their in-course achievement. The design selected for the study was survey and quasi-experimental. A total number of 106 University undergraduates participated in the study after a preliminary study was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Resource Units
Zhang, Xiaodong – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Systemic functional linguistics (SFL) theory focuses on developing language learners' meta-linguistic understanding of the interrelation among linguistic form (grammar/vocabulary), meaning, and context. Guided by SFL when using a mandatory textbook and open educational resources, this study investigates how exposure to this blended teaching and…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Castaño Muñoz, Jonatan; Colucci, Elizabeth; Smidt, Hanne – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
The increasing number of migrants and refugees arriving in Europe places new demands on European education systems. In this context, the role that free digital learning (FDL) could play in fostering inclusion has attracted renewed interest. While the existing literature highlights some general design principles for developing FDL for migrants and…
Descriptors: Refugees, Immigrants, Educational Technology, Qualitative Research
Smothers, Moriah; Colson, Tori; Keown, Stacey – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
A causal-comparative research design was used to examine the influence of course delivery (face-to-face flipped or asynchronous online) on participants' self-efficacy beliefs toward teaching in an inclusive classroom. The following research questions were used to guide the study: (a) Is there a relationship between completing an introduction of…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Online Courses
Costley, Jamie; Lange, Christopher – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Semi-formal learning is used to describe learning that is directed towards the goals of a formal learning institution but outside of the learning structure of a specific class. Students studying online may form semi-formal groups to increase their knowledge of the content by interacting with other learners taking the same class. This study of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Students
