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Duran, Leslie – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
Although learner silence in face-to-face classrooms has been the topic of considerable research interest, relatively little investigation has been done into learners' experience of silence in distance education. Guided by a phenomenology of practice approach, this study explores the lived experiences of online silence, using interview data…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Graduate Students
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Chorianopoulos, Konstantinos – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Many educational organizations are employing instructional videos in their pedagogy, but there is a limited understanding of the possible video formats. In practice, the presentation format of instructional videos ranges from direct recording of classroom teaching with a stationary camera, or screencasts with voiceover, to highly elaborate video…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Taxonomy
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Norberg, Anders; Händel, Åsa; Ödling, Per – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
This paper describes the use of globally accessible Massive Open Online Courses, MOOCs, for addressing the needs of learners at community learning centers in Northern Sweden. The Scandinavian "study circle" concept is used to facilitate the studying of MOOCs, thereby forming "blended" or "glonacal" courses. Although…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Community Centers, Group Activities
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Impey, Chris D.; Wenger, Matthew C.; Austin, Carmen L. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Astronomy: State of the Art is a massive, open, online class (MOOC) offered through Udemy by an instructional team at the University of Arizona. With nearly 24,000 enrolled as of early 2015, it is the largest astronomy MOOC available. The astronomical numbers enrolled do not translate into a similar level of engagement. The content consists of 14…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Technology
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Aghaee, Naghmeh; Jobe, William Byron; Karunaratne, Thashmee; Smedberg, Åsa; Hansson, Henrik; Tedre, Matti – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Many research studies have highlighted the low completion rate and slow progress in PhD education. Universities strive to improve throughput and quality in their PhD education programs. In this study, the perceived problems of PhD education are investigated from PhD students' points of view, and how an Information and Communication Technology…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Online Surveys
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Mahmodi, Mahdi; Ebrahimzade, Issa – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
In the following research, the relationship between instructional interaction and student persistence in e-learning has been analyzed. In order to conduct a descriptive-analytic survey, 744 undergraduate e-students were selected by stratified random sampling method to examine not only the frequency and the methods of establishing an instructional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Persistence, Online Courses, Educational Technology
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Rockinson-Szapkiw, Amanda J.; Wendt, Jillian; Wighting, Mervyn; Nisbet, Deanna – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The Community of Inquiry framework has been widely supported by research to provide a model of online learning that informs the design and implementation of distance learning courses. However, the relationship between elements of the CoI framework and perceived learning warrants further examination as a predictive model for online graduate student…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Grades (Scholastic), Synchronous Communication