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Download full textPhilippa Waterhouse; Naomi Moller – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
As labour markets undergo rapid and profound transformations, lifelong learning is essential to ensure a responsive, competitive, and skilled workforce. Mature learners are a diverse group, but in comparison to their younger student counterparts, are more likely to have employment and/or caring responsibilities. This field note discusses the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Open Educational Resources, College Students
Hongwei Yang; Müslim Alanoglu; Songül Karabatak; Jian Su; Kelly Bradley – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2025
This study developed and validated the Turkish version of the Self-Directed Online Learning Scale (SDOLS-T) for assessing students' perceptions of their self-directed learning (SDL) ability in an online environment. Specifically, this study conducted in two stages multiple categorical confirmatory factor analyses factoring in the ordered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis, Translation, Student Attitudes
Jingyu Xiao; Goudarz Alibakhshi; Alireza Zamanpour; Mohammad Amin Zarei; Shapour Sherafat; Seyyed-Fouad Behzadpoor – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has contributed to various facets of human lives for decades. Teachers and students must have competency in AI and AI-empowered applications, particularly when using online electronic platforms such as learning management systems (LMS). This study investigates the structural relationship between AI literacy, academic…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technological Literacy, Educational Attainment, Electronic Learning
Mesfer Mihmas Mesfer Aldawsari; Nouf Rashed Ibrahim Almohish – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
This research study explored the perspectives of 20 educational technologists from four Saudi Arabian universities regarding the integration of AI-powered technology, particularly ChatGPT, into online higher education. The study used a qualitative research method that relied on the principles of theoretical sampling to select participants and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Synchronous Communication, Technology Uses in Education
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)
Rawson, Rebecca; Okere, Uchechukwu; Tooth, Owen – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Recent research in the field of virtual reality (VR) education is dominated by the application, experience, and effectiveness of high-immersive environments. However, high-immersive VR may not be accessible to all learners, with online distance learning students in particular unable to fully engage without being supplied with appropriate…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Environmental Education
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
Barut Tugtekin, Esra – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
This study examined the use of Advancity Learning Management Systems (ALMS) and the Moodle Learning Management Systems (LMS) in learning settings, as well as online exams, within the framework of Transactional Distance Theory. With 146 college students (n[subscript female] = 102, n[subscript male] = 44) as voluntary participants, data was gathered…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, College Students
Flavin, Michael; Bhandari, Aditi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
This is a literature review analysing articles published on virtual learning environments (VLEs), otherwise known as learning management systems, in higher education in the years 2014-2018. The Web of Science database was used to identity relevant articles over this five-year period. The sample comprises 99 peer-reviewed, academic journal…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Integrated Learning Systems, Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education
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
Debbag, Murat; Fidan, Mustafa – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Using a descriptive research design, this study explored pre-service teachers' perceptions of synchronous virtual classrooms and Web camera use in online learning. The study sample consisted of 256 pre-service teachers from the education faculty of a university in Turkey, and data was collected using a survey. The results showed that most…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Virtual Classrooms, Electronic Learning
Ormond Simpson – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Online higher education has been a success in part because it is less costly to students and governments than conventional education, so both students and governments receive higher returns on their investment than in conventional higher education. However, many online institutions appear to have considerably lower graduation rates than…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Costs, Outcomes of Education, Graduation Rate
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
Dennis, Jeremy – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
As technological advancements and online education transform higher education, the achievement gap among students is widening rather than closing. Critics suggest that we need to reassess the promises of online education and the connectivism or network learning that is sometimes employed as its pedagogical underpinning. As scholars and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Language Role, Higher Education, Learning Theories
