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Download full textChang, 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
Mbatha, Blessing – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This article reports on the pedagogical value of Web 2.0 tools at Unisa (i.e., whether these tools can improve teaching and learning). A quantitative approach was used to conduct the study, with a questionnaire as a data collection instrument. The sample size was 301 lecturers drawn using stratified sampling, with proportional allocation drawn…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Computer Uses in Education, Web Based Instruction, Distance Education
Jowallah, Rohan – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This research evaluates the strategies implemented to support the research activities of postgraduate students pursuing online master's programs in the University of the West Indies Open Campus, as well as the activities of their supervisors. The three main strategies employed were (1) the use of a web-based "teaching-learning space" to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Graduate Students, Masters Programs
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
Bolliger, Doris U.; Inan, Fethi A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
With the growth of online courses and programs in higher education, considerable concerns emerge about student feelings of isolation and disconnectedness in the online learning environment. A research study was conducted to develop and validate an instrument that can be used to measure perceptions of connectedness of students enrolled in online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Computer Science Education, Online Surveys
Barnard-Brak, Lucy; Lan, William Y.; Paton, Valerie Osland – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
Individuals who are self-regulated in their learning appear to achieve more positive academic outcomes than individuals who do not exhibit self-regulated learning behaviors. We suggest that distinct profiles of self-regulated learning behaviors exist across learners. In turn, these profiles appear to be associated with significantly different…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Help Seeking, Time Management, Online Courses
Marrero, Meghan E.; Woodruff, Karen A.; Schuster, Glen S.; Riccio, Jessica Fitzsimons – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
Teachers are searching for new venues through which they may meet stringent professional development requirements. Under competitive funding from NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Office of Education and the NASA Explorer Schools Project, U.S. Satellite Laboratory, Inc. created a series of live, online, interactive…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Technology, Federal Programs, Communities of Practice
Zhang, Zuochen; Kenny, Richard F. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
This case study explores the learning experiences of three international students who were enrolled in an online master's program offered by a large university in Canada. The aim of the study was to understand the international students' experiences with, and perspectives on, the online learning environment. Findings indicate that previous…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Cues, Distance Education
Gokool-Ramdoo, Sushita – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper innovatively extends the application of transactional distance theory (TDT) to evidence-based policy development in Mauritius. In-depth interview data on student persistence from a range of stakeholders is used to understand the implications of distance education (DE) policy deficit. Policy deficit has surfaced as another dimension of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Policy Formation
