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Download full textNorberg, 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
Ghadirian, Hajar; Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd; Bakar, Kamariah Binti Abu; Hassanzadeh, Maryam – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This study presents a case study of asynchronous online discussions' (AOD) growth patterns in an undergraduate blended course to address the gap in our current understanding of how threads are developed in peer-moderated AODs. Building on a taxonomy of thread pattern proposed by Chan, Hew and Cheung (2009), growth patterns of thirty-six forums…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Blended Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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
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
