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Download full textButakov, Sergey; Dyagilev, Vadim; Tskhay, Alexander – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Learning management systems (LMS) play a central role in communications in online and distance education. In the digital era, with all the information now accessible at students' fingertips, plagiarism detection services (PDS) have become a must-have part of LMS. Such integration provides a seamless experience for users, allowing PDS to check…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Distance Education, Internet, Plagiarism
Pukkaew, Chadchadaporn – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
This study assesses the effectiveness of internet-based distance learning (IBDL) through the VClass live e-education platform. The research examines (1) the effectiveness of IBDL for regular and distance students and (2) the distance students' experience of VClass in the IBDL course entitled Computer Programming 1. The study employed the common…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
Gros, Begona; Garcia, Iolanda; Escofet, Anna – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
In the last decade, an important debate about the characteristics of today's students has arisen due to their intensive experience as users of ICT. The main belief is that frequent use of technologies in everyday life implies competent users able to transfer their digital skills to learning activities. However, empirical studies developed in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Virtual Universities, Computer Use
Long, Gary L.; Marchetti, Carol; Fasse, Richard – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper reports the findings of three studies within a program of research designed to better understand the factors contributing to the academic achievement of students in online courses and the contributions of interaction to online learning. The first study compared the academic achievement of students in the online and face-to-face (F2F)…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Deafness, Academic Achievement, Online Courses
Pang, Katherine – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
The purpose of this study was to assess the pedagogical equivalence, as determined by knowledge gains, and the pedagogical effectiveness of certain components in a video-driven multimedia, web-based professional development training program as compared to a traditional, face-to-face program under real-world constraints of time and limited economic…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction
Smith, Alan – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
Since 1999, the University of Southern Queensland has embarked on a range of initiatives designed to improve the infrastructure and systems used to support its widely ranging activities in teaching and learning and research and its expansion into new international markets. This has involved the careful selection and implementation of various…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Case Studies, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Murillo, Sonia; Rizzuto, Mary; Sawyers, Urel – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
This report compares two integrated course delivery packages: "Centra 6" and "WebEx". Both applications feature asynchronous and synchronous audio communications for online education and training. They are relatively costly products, and provide useful comparisons with the two less expensive products to be evaluated in the following report #53.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Teleconferencing, Internet
Treblay, Remy; Fyvie, Barb; Koritko, Brenda – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
A comparison was conducted of "Voxwire MeetingRoom" and "iVocalize" v4.1.0.3, both Web-conferencing products using voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) to provide unlimited, inexpensive, international audio communication, and high-quality Web-conferencing fostering collaborative learning. The study used the evaluation criteria used in earlier…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Teleconferencing, Internet
Anderson, Lynn; McCarthy, Cathy – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
This report examines three text-based conferencing products: "WowBB", "Invision Power Board", and "vBulletin". Their selection was prompted by a feature-by-feature comparison of the same products on the "WowBB" website. The comparison chart painted a misleading impression of "WowBB's" features in relation to the other two products; so the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Educational Technology
Ojo, David Olugbenga; Olakulehin, Felix Kayode – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
In the West African Region of Africa, the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is the first full fledged university that operates in an exclusively open and distance learning (ODL) mode of education. NOUN focuses mainly on open and distance teaching and learning system, and delivers its courses materials via print in conjunction with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Open Education, Open Universities, Student Attitudes
