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Download full textKoole, Marguerite – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This paper outlines a preliminary study of the kinds of strategies that master students draw upon for interpreting and enacting their identities in online learning environments. Based primarily on the seminal works of Goffman (1959) and Foucault (1988), the Web of Identity Model (Koole, 2009; Koole and Parchoma, 2012) is used as an underlying…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Graduate Students, Self Concept, Semi Structured Interviews
Schuwer, Robert; Kusters, Rob – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
One of the claims the OER movement makes is that availability of (open) digital learning materials improves the quality of education. The promise is the ability to offer educational programs that take into account specific demands of the learner. The question is how to reach a situation where a customized demand can be met using OER with…
Descriptors: Open Education, Electronic Learning, Information Technology, Curriculum Design
Rivers, Bethany Alden; Richardson, John T. E.; Price, Linda – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Increasingly, universities are embedding reflective activities into the curriculum. With the growth in online tertiary education, how effectively is reflection being promoted or used in online learning spaces? Based on the notion that teachers' beliefs will influence their approaches to teaching, this research sought to understand how a group of…
Descriptors: Reflection, Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Muuro, Maina Elizaphan; Wagacha, Waiganjo Peter; Oboko, Robert; Kihoro, John – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Earlier forms of distance education were characterized by minimal social interaction like correspondence, television, video and radio. However, the World Wide Web (WWW) and online learning introduced the opportunity for much more social interaction, particularly among learners, and this has been further made possible through social media in Web…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Cooperative Learning, Student Attitudes
Cunningham, Una – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This study examines what happens when online and campus students participate in real time in the same campus classroom. Before this study, postgraduate students studying online in a course intended primarily as professional development for language educators were taking the course through reading the course literature including assigned articles,…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Synchronous Communication, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes
Teräs, Hanna; Herrington, Jan – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Teaching in higher education in the 21st century can be a demanding and complex role and academic educators around the globe are dealing with questions related to change. This paper describes a new type of a professional development program for teaching faculty, using a pedagogical model based on the principles of authentic e-learning. The program…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Faculty Development, Instructional Design, Formative Evaluation
Wang, Minjuan; Chen, Yong; Khan, Muhammad Jahanzaib – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Mobile cloud learning, a combination of mobile learning and cloud computing, is a relatively new concept that holds considerable promise for future development and delivery in the education sectors. Cloud computing helps mobile learning overcome obstacles related to mobile computing. The main focus of this paper is to explore how cloud computing…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Information Storage, Internet, Case Studies
Cole, Michele T.; Shelley, Daniel J.; Swartz, Louis B. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This article presents the results of a three-year study of graduate and undergraduate students' level of satisfaction with online instruction at one university. The study expands on earlier research into student satisfaction with e-learning. Researchers conducted a series of surveys over eight academic terms. Five hundred and fifty-three students…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Participant Satisfaction
Olivier, Marty – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
A field enquiry in French distance education allows us to analyze the evolution of a specific institution towards new public management: Parallel to a trend of free courseware and open education, there is a paradoxical reality of distance education monetization. Whereas history shows how traditional French education is a state controlled public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Business Administration, Models
Dillahunt, Tawanna; Wang, Zengguang; Teasley, Stephanie D. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Massive open online courses ("MOOCs") provide free access to higher education for anyone with Internet access. MOOCs are considered a means for democratizing education. These courses will hopefully provide an opportunity for individuals to learn from the best educators in the world, as well as help expand their personal networks, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Access to Education
Huang, Rui-Ting; Hsiao, Chia-Hua; Tang, Tzy-Wen; Lien, Tsung-Cheng – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the key factors that could affect mobile learning continuance intention (MLCI), and examine the moderating effect of perceived flexibility advantages (PFA) on the relationship between key mobile learning elements and continuance intention. Five hundred undergraduate students who had previously…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Undergraduate Students, English Instruction
Chang, Chiungsui; Shen, Hun-Yi; Liu, Eric Zhi-Feng – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Despite the rapid use of e-Learning in higher education, the beliefs of instructors about and their practices during online instruction have been seldom addressed. This study explores the role perceptions of e-instructors in higher education. In total, 106 instructors from 20 Taiwanese universities filled out a questionnaire. Analytical results…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Yamagata-Lynch, Lisa C. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
In this article I will share a qualitative self-study about a 15-week blended 100% online graduate level course facilitated through synchronous meetings on Blackboard Collaborate and asynchronous discussions on Blackboard. I taught the course at the University of Tennessee (UT) during the spring 2012 semester and the course topic was online…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Synchronous Communication
Bulfin, Scott; Pangrazio, Luciana; Selwyn, Neil – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
One notable "disruptive" impact of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has been an increased public discussion of online education. While much debate over the potential and challenges of MOOCs has taken place online confined largely to niche communities of practitioners and advocates, the rise of corporate "xMOOC" ventures such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Higher Education
Khor, Ean Teng – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This paper presents an empirical study aiming on investigating ODL students' perception and adoption of SCORM Compliant Learning Object (SCLO). With the increasing use of SCLO in recent years, a better understanding and implementation of effective instructional resources is necessary to meet the diverse needs of ODL students and enhance their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Attitudes
