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Download full textMartínez-Carrascal, Juan Antonio; Hlosta, Martin; Sancho-Vinuesa, Teresa – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
High dropout rates constitute a major concern for higher education institutions, due to their economic and academic impact. The problem is particularly relevant for institutions offering online courses, where withdrawal ratios are reported to be higher. Both the impact and these high rates motivate the implementation of interventions oriented to…
Descriptors: College Students, Online Courses, Withdrawal (Education), At Risk Persons
Xavier, Marlon; Meneses, Julio – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
Flexibility is typical of open universities and their e-learning designs. While this constitutes their main attraction, promising learners will be able to study "anytime, anyplace," this also demands more self-regulation and engagement, a cause for student dropout. This case study explores professors' experiences of flexibility in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Dropouts, Instructional Design
Lei, Jun; Lin, Teng – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
This study investigated the effects of interactional, motivational, self-regulatory, and situational factors on university students' online learning outcomes and continuation intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from 255 students taking a business course at a university in southern China. Hierarchical multiple regression…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
Fraser, Joy; Fahlman, Dorothy; Arscott, Jane; Guillot, Isabelle – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Prior to undertaking a descriptive study on attrition and retention of students in two online undergraduate health administration and human service programs, a pilot test was conducted to assess the procedures for participant recruitment, usability of the survey questionnaire, and data collection processes. A retention model provided the…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Feasibility Studies, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence
Lim, Janine M. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
A course design question for self-paced courses includes whether or not technological measures should be used in course design to force students to follow the sequence intended by the course author. This study examined learner behavior to understand whether the sequence of student assignment submissions in a self-paced distance course is related…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Higher Education
Mbati, Lydia; Minnaar, Ansie – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
The creation of online platforms that establish new learning environments has led to the proliferation of institutions offering online learning programmes. However, the use of technologies for teaching and learning requires sound content specialization, as well as grounding in pedagogy. While gains made by constructivism and observational learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Prinsloo, Paul; Archer, Elizabeth; Barnes, Glen; Chetty, Yuraisha; van Zyl, Dion – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
In the context of the hype, promise and perils of Big Data and the currently dominant paradigm of data-driven decision-making, it is important to critically engage with the potential of Big Data for higher education. We do not question the potential of Big Data, but we do raise a number of issues, and present a number of theses to be seriously…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Open Universities, Online Courses
