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Download full textGuri-Rosenblit, Sarah – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
This article examines the innovative past of the large-scale, single-mode open universities that follow the model of the UK Open University (UKOU), analyzes the main challenges which they are currently facing in the digital era, and concludes with highlighting leading prospects for their future operation. The establishment of the UKOU in 1969…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Educational History, Educational Trends, Distance Education
Laaser, Wolfram; Toloza, Eduardo A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
The article argues that the ongoing usage of audio visual media is falling behind in terms of educational quality compared to prior achievements in the history of distance education. After reviewing some important steps and experiences of audio visual digital media development, we analyse predominant presentation formats on the Web. Special focus…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education
Affouneh, Saida; Wimpenny, Katherine; Ghodieh, Ahmed Ra'fat; Alsaud, Loay Abu; Obaid, Arij Abu – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
This paper will share Discover Palestine, an interdisciplinary Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) and the first MOOC to be created in Palestine, by the E-Learning Centre, Faculty from the Department of Geography, and Department of Tourism and Archaeology from An-Najah National University in Palestine. The paper traces the process of development of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
Anders, Abram – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Initial studies of learning in massive open online courses (MOOCs) primarily focused on participation patterns and participant experiences. More recently, research has addressed learning theories and offered case studies of different pedagogical designs for MOOCs. Based on a meta-analysis and synthesis of the research literature, this study…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Design, Large Group Instruction
Warugaba, Christine; Naughton, Brienna; Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany; Muhirwa, Ernest; Amoroso, Cheryl L. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The growing utilization of massive open online courses (MOOCs) is opening opportunities for students worldwide, but the completion rate for MOOCs is low (Liyanagunawardena, Adams, & Williams, 2013). Partners In Health (PIH) implemented a "flipped" MOOC in Rwanda that incorporated in-class sessions to facilitate participant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Rural Areas
Yousef, Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy; Chatti, Mohamed Amine; Schroeder, Ulrik; Wosnitza, Marold – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
In the past few years, there has been an increasing interest in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a new form of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL), in higher education and beyond. Recognizing the limitations of standalone MOOCs, blended MOOCs (bMOOCs) that aim at bringing in-class (i.e. face-to-face) interactions and online learning…
Descriptors: Usability, Use Studies, Blended Learning, Large Group Instruction
