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Download full textXieling Chen; Di Zou; Haoran Xie; Gary Cheng; Zongxi Li; Fu Lee Wang – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2025
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) offer rich opportunities to comprehend learners' learning experiences by examining their self-generated course evaluation content. This study investigated the effectiveness of fine-tuned BERT models for the automated classification of topics in online course reviews and explored the variations of these topics…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Distance Education, Online Courses, Course Evaluation
Tzeng, Jian-Wei; Lee, Chia-An; Huang, Nen-Fu; Huang, Hao-Hsuan; Lai, Chin-Feng – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are open access, Web-based courses that enroll thousands of students. MOOCs deliver content through recorded video lectures, online readings, assessments, and both student-student and student-instructor interactions. Course designers have attempted to evaluate the experiences of MOOC participants, though due to…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Models, Learning Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
Kai 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
Sebbaq, Hanane; El Faddouli, Nour-eddine – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
The quality assurance of MOOCs focuses on improving their pedagogical quality. However, the tools that allow reflection on and assistance regarding the pedagogical aspects of MOOCs are limited. The pedagogical classification of MOOCs is a difficult task, given the variability of MOOCs' content, structure, and designs. Pedagogical researchers have…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Classification, Educational Objectives, Models
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
Sinem Cilligol Karabey; Selcuk Karaman – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
This study aimed to systematically compile the activities and applications to be used by instructors to conduct synchronous virtual classrooms effectively. Using specific keywords in various databases we examined the literature to discover the activities and applications associated with effective synchronous virtual classrooms. A total of 70…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design
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
Reza Dashtestani; Ahmad Mohamadi Suhrawardi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
The integration of open educational resources (OER) in the educational curricula of universities and educational organizations has gained tremendous popularity. However, there is a gap in research on teachers' attitudes toward OER in many developing countries. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study explored the use of OER by online and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, In Person Learning, Open Educational Resources, Teacher Attitudes
Subas Dhakal – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the practice of traditional higher education providers (HEPs) and highlighted the need for innovative approaches to education for sustainable development. This research note focuses on online short courses (OSCs)--micro-credentials geared at upskilling or reskilling learners with a competitive application process…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Online Courses, Sustainable Development, Electronic Learning
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
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
Racquel Biem; Dirk Morrison – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Ethical education practices require that all students have access to quality learning resources, necessary learning supports, diverse learning strategies, and deep learning opportunities. When it comes to learning strategies and opportunities, collaborative learning practices foster deep learning through socio-cultural interactions, asserting that…
Descriptors: Ethics, Educational Practices, Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses
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)
