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Download full textKai Wang; Josep Rialp Criado; Stefan Felix Van Hemmen – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
This study involved 51 Chinese universities from the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2021. With based the resource-based view (RBV) as a framework, it aimed to identify the determinants of human resource capital that were related to universities' production of MOOCs. Three determinants were detected--size, lifelong learning, and…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Colleges
Samuel, Anita; Conceição, Simone C. O. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
The online instructor plays a prominent role in influencing how students respond to an online course, from designing the course structure, course activities, and assignments to encouraging interaction. Therefore, to develop effective online courses, instructors need robust feedback on their design strategies. Student evaluation of teaching (SET)…
Descriptors: Critical Incidents Method, Questionnaires, Formative Evaluation, Online Courses
Chien-Liang Lin; Jun-Yan Liu; Chi-Heng Li; Yu-Sheng Su; Juan Zhou – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2025
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many educational institutions switched to online learning to maintain learning activities. With the global pandemic, the educational environment was forced to shift from traditional face-to-face teaching or blended learning to a fully online learning model. In February 2020, China took the lead in announcing…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, Educational Technology
Cagiltay, Nergiz Ercil; Cagiltay, Kursat; Celik, Berkan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), capable of providing free (or low cost) courses for millions of learners anytime and anywhere, have gained the attention of researchers, educational institutions, and learners worldwide. Even though they provide several benefits, there are still some criticisms of MOOCs. For instance, MOOCs' high dropout rates…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Student Characteristics
Daniela Castellanos-Reyes; Sandra Liliana Camargo Salamanca; David Wiley – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Open educational resources (OER) have been praised for revolutionizing education. However, practitioners and instructors battle keeping OER updated and measuring their impact on students' performance. Few studies have analyzed the improvement of OER over time in relation to achievement. This longitudinal study uses learning analytics through the…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Educational Improvement, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses
Kamble, Aakash; Gauba, Ritika; Desai, Supriya; Golhar, Devidas – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
Online learning environments (OLE) continue to expand due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition of a majority of educational institutions and universities worldwide from traditional classroom settings to online learning methods. The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions of learners at a university in India toward the sudden…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
Helen Durand; Saad Balhasan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
This work describes an international collaboration experience carried out between our process design and petroleum property evaluation courses. This collaboration was developed as part of a partnership between the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
Samuel, Anita – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
As instructors are forced to move their courses online, they are confronted by a sense of isolation and distance from their learners. Research has shown that feelings of loneliness are mitigated when "presence" is created in the online environment. An interpretive phenomenological analysis was conducted at a public university in the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Online Courses, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Experience
Bayne, Gail Alleyne; Inan, Fethi A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
The purpose of this study is to develop and examine the psychometric properties of the Online Course Overload Indicator (OCOI) and the Student Mental Fatigue Survey (SMFS). The OCOI was designed to measure students' perceptions of cognitive overload in online courses. The SMFS was used to assess students' perceptions of mental fatigue while taking…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Fatigue (Biology)
Meech, Sally; Koehler, Adrie A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Higher education institutions continue to invest in online learning, yet research indicates instructors often lack experience, preparation, and guidance for teaching online. While instructor leadership is essential for meaningful online learning, few studies have investigated online instructors' leadership behaviors. This study offers new insights…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Higher Education
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
Adanir, Gülgün Afacan; Ismailova, Rita; Omuraliev, Asan; Muhametjanova, Gulshat – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
As online learning is becoming very popular in formal educational settings and in individual development, online exams are starting to be recognized as one of the more efficient assessment methods. Online exams are effective in either blended or traditional forms of learning, and, when appropriately used, bring benefits to both learners and the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations
Ullah, Muhammad Shariat; Khandakar, Md. Shariful Alam; Aziz, Muhammad Abdul; Kee, Daisy Mui Hung – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
This cross-sectional study investigates the online education intention of undergraduate students in the largest and oldest public university in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under convenient sampling, 843 undergraduate students with rural and urban backgrounds participated in an online self-administered questionnaire. Partial least…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Undergraduate Students
Clemente Rodríguez-Sabiote; Ana T. Valerio-Peña; Roberto A. Batista-Almonte; Álvaro M. Úbeda-Sánchez – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
The global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus brought about a true revolution in the predominant teaching-learning processes (i.e., face-to-face environment) that had been implemented up to that point. In this regard, virtual teaching-learning environments (VTLEs) have gained unprecedented significance. The main objectives of our research…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, College Students, Online Courses, Models
Khalid, Asra; Lundqvist, Karsten; Yates, Anne – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
In recent years, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have gained popularity with learners and providers, and thus MOOC providers have started to further enhance the use of MOOCs through recommender systems. This paper is a systematic literature review on the use of recommender systems for MOOCs, examining works published between January 1, 2012…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Artificial Intelligence, Educational Research, Information Systems
