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Download full textSamuel, 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
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
Annette M. Lane; Jennifer Stephens – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Nursing has employed distance education for decades. In the 21st century, distance programs have often been delivered online. This became even more prevalent since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the preponderance of online nursing courses, the delivery of courses virtually does not necessarily mean that these offerings are intentionally developed…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Nursing Education, COVID-19
Martin, Florence; Bolliger, Doris U.; Flowers, Claudia – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
Course design is critical to online student engagement and retention. This study focused on the development and validation of an online course design elements (OCDE) instrument with 38 Likert-type scale items in five subscales: (a) overview, (b) content presentation, (c) interaction and communication, (d) assessment and evaluation, and (e) learner…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Likert Scales, Test Construction
Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Bozkurt, Aras; Alturki, Uthman; Aldraiweesh, Ahmed – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Since the first offering of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in 2008, the body of literature on this new phenomenon of open learning has grown tremendously. In this regard, this article intends to identify and map patterns in research on MOOCs by reviewing 362 empirical articles published in peer-reviewed journals from 2008 to 2015. For the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Large Group Instruction, Technology Uses in Education
Fiock, Holly; Maeda, Yukiko; Richardson, Jennifer C. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
Using three interdependent constructs: social, cognitive, and teaching presence, the Community of Inquiry framework is a theoretical process model of online learning. Specifically, teaching presence contains three sub-elements: (1) facilitation of discourse; (2) direct instruction; and (3) instructional design and organization--that work together…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Online Courses, Instructional Design, Individual Differences
Adelstein, David; Barbour, Michael K. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
Within the K-12 online learning environment there are a variety of standards that designers can utilize when creating online courses. To date, the only research-based standards available are proprietary in manner. As such, many jurisdictions have begun adopting online course design standards from the leading advocacy organization, which that have…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Improvement, Standards, Advocacy
Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Hodges, Charles B. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
The concept of the massive, open, online course (MOOC) is not new, but high-profile initiatives have moved MOOCs into the forefront of higher education news over the past few years. Members of institutions of higher education have mixed feelings about MOOCs, ranging from those who want to offer college credit for the successful completion of MOOCs…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Instructional Design
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
Fermín-González, Marlene – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
This article covers a topic related to increases in the existing heterogeneity of the university student population, specifically in virtual learning environments. There is a growing concern for offering training alternatives that include all students. As the first step in a line of research related to quality, equity, and inclusion in e-learning,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Inclusion, Diversity, Online Courses
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
Fiock, Holly S. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
This article describes a practical approach for implementing instructional strategies in order to build a Community of Inquiry (CoI) into an online course. Online community building has positive effects on the quality of student learning, increases student engagement, and encourages motivation of students in online courses. The CoI is a…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Online Courses, Inquiry, Educational Strategies
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
Jan, Shazia K.; Vlachopoulos, Panos – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
This paper presents the findings of a study on a fully online Bachelor's level course in Health Sciences at a European University conducted to explore the influence of learning design on the formation and evolution of different types of communities of learning. The impetus for the study came from the well-established effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Online Courses, Communities of Practice
Harrison, David J. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Online educational videos disseminated content for a university pre-service teacher internship program. Placed within an online course management system, the videos were accessed by 202 interns located in several Western U.S. states. To ascertain the interns' subjective experiences of the online course and videos to assist in the evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Video Technology, Internet, Electronic Learning
