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Download full textBatalla-Busquets, Josep-Maria; Pacheco-Bernal, Carmen – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
The use of e-learning for on-the-job training has grown exponentially in the last decade due to it being accepted by people in charge of businesses. Few papers have explored virtual training from the workers' standpoint, that is, the perception they have about the different training methodologies (face-to-face vs. virtual) and the attitudes they…
Descriptors: Business, On the Job Training, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning
Mavroudi, Anna; Hadzilacos, Thanasis – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Analysis, the first phase of the typical instructional design process, is often downplayed. This paper focuses on the analysis concerning a series of e-courses for collaborative adult education in semi-formal settings by reporting and generalizing results from the REVIT project. REVIT, an EU-funded research project, offered custom e-courses to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Fahlman, Dorothy – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Effective educational leadership can make a difference in the resolution of complex issues that impact today's demand-driven educational marketplace. The ongoing professional and skill development needs of human health resources may be best managed through distributed strategic leadership blended with servant leadership. Together these two…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Skill Development, Instructional Leadership, Workplace Learning
Cornelius, Sarah; Gordon, Carole; Harris, Margaret – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Role play activities provide opportunities for learners to adopt unfamiliar roles, engage in interactions with others, and get involved in realistic tasks. They are often recommended to foster the development of soft skills and a wider perspective of the world. Such activities are widely used as an online teaching approach, with examples ranging…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Adult Education
Romero, Margarida; Barbera, Elena – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Along with the amount of time spent learning (or time-on-task), the quality of learning time has a real influence on learning performance. Quality of time in online learning depends on students' time availability and their willingness to devote quality cognitive time to learning activities. However, the quantity and quality of the time spent by…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Activities, Distance Education, Online Courses
Liu, Ying Chieh; Huang, Yu-An; Lin, Chad – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
E-learning development for enterprises is still in its infancy in that scholars are still working on identifying the critical success factors for e-learning in organizational contexts. This study presents a framework considering how organizational factors affect the quality and service of e-learning systems and how these factors influence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Information Systems, Information Security
Carson, Stephen; Kanchanaraksa, Sukon; Gooding, Ira; Mulder, Fred; Schuwer, Robert – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
The free and open publication of course materials (OpenCourseWare or OCW) was initially undertaken by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other universities primarily to share educational resources among educators (Abelson, 2007). OCW, however, and more in general open educational resources (OER), have also provided well-documented…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Courseware, Open Source Technology, Outcome Measures
Fini, Antonio – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
In 2008, a new term emerged in the already crowded e-learning landscape: MOOC, or massive open online course. Lifelong learners can now use various tools to build and manage their own learning networks, and MOOCs may provide opportunities to test such networks. This paper focuses on the technological aspects of one MOOC, the Connectivism and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Knowledge Management, Open Education, Online Courses
McGreal, Rory – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper presents an evaluation of the work of the Commonwealth of Learning's (COL)eLearning with International Organisations (eLIO) section. Participants in the investigation included a representative sample of the learners (N = 15), their supervisors (N = 5), and the COL staff, including all of the eLIO staff (N = 10). The methodology…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Investigations, Distance Education, International Organizations
Valk, John-Harmen; Rashid, Ahmed T.; Elder, Laurent – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
Despite improvements in educational indicators, such as enrolment, significant challenges remain with regard to the delivery of quality education in developing countries, particularly in rural and remote regions. In the attempt to find viable solutions to these challenges, much hope has been placed in new information and communication technologies…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Outcomes of Education, Educational Quality, Educational Indicators
Hult, Agneta; Dahlgren, Ethel; Hamilton, David; Soderstrom, Tor – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
Conferencing--or dialogue--has always been a core activity in liberal adult education. More recently, attempts have been made to transfer such conversations online in the form of computer-mediated conferencing. This transfer has raised a range of pedagogical questions, most notably Can established practices be continued? Or must new forms of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Adult Students
Gokool-Ramdoo, Sushita – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
This paper examines how online distance education acts to democratize access to, and suit the ontologies of, Mauritian women who seek to empower themselves for development. Data from semi-structured interviews of 30 middle class couples are presented in this paper. Interviews and analyses are premised on a feminist perspective and conducted within…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Open Education, Females, Distance Education
Mason, Robin; Rennie, Frank – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Rural and remote learners are disadvantaged even with online provision due to poor connections. Broadband offers a potential solution. This paper looks at the initial results of a project to install broadband services in the Western Isles of Scotland. It focuses on the educational potential of broadband and the design implications for online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Internet
