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Download full textAmir Narimani; Elena Barberà – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
As education has evolved towards online learning, the availability of learning materials has expanded and consequently, learners' behavior in choosing resources has changed. The need to offer personalized learning experiences and content has never been greater. Research has explored methods to personalize learning paths and match learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Artificial Intelligence, Course Selection (Students)
Xieling Chen; Di Zou; Haoran Xie; Gary Cheng; Zongxi Li; Fu Lee Wang – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2025
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) offer rich opportunities to comprehend learners' learning experiences by examining their self-generated course evaluation content. This study investigated the effectiveness of fine-tuned BERT models for the automated classification of topics in online course reviews and explored the variations of these topics…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Distance Education, Online Courses, Course Evaluation
Tzeng, Jian-Wei; Lee, Chia-An; Huang, Nen-Fu; Huang, Hao-Hsuan; Lai, Chin-Feng – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are open access, Web-based courses that enroll thousands of students. MOOCs deliver content through recorded video lectures, online readings, assessments, and both student-student and student-instructor interactions. Course designers have attempted to evaluate the experiences of MOOC participants, though due to…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Models, Learning Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
Samuel, 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
Chien-Liang Lin; Jun-Yan Liu; Chi-Heng Li; Yu-Sheng Su; Juan Zhou – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2025
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many educational institutions switched to online learning to maintain learning activities. With the global pandemic, the educational environment was forced to shift from traditional face-to-face teaching or blended learning to a fully online learning model. In February 2020, China took the lead in announcing…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, Educational Technology
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
Cagiltay, Nergiz Ercil; Cagiltay, Kursat; Celik, Berkan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), capable of providing free (or low cost) courses for millions of learners anytime and anywhere, have gained the attention of researchers, educational institutions, and learners worldwide. Even though they provide several benefits, there are still some criticisms of MOOCs. For instance, MOOCs' high dropout rates…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Student Characteristics
Reza Dashtestani; Ahmad Mohamadi Suhrawardi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
The integration of open educational resources (OER) in the educational curricula of universities and educational organizations has gained tremendous popularity. However, there is a gap in research on teachers' attitudes toward OER in many developing countries. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study explored the use of OER by online and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, In Person Learning, Open Educational Resources, Teacher Attitudes
Subas Dhakal – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the practice of traditional higher education providers (HEPs) and highlighted the need for innovative approaches to education for sustainable development. This research note focuses on online short courses (OSCs)--micro-credentials geared at upskilling or reskilling learners with a competitive application process…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Online Courses, Sustainable Development, Electronic Learning
Baldwin, Sally; Ching, Yu-Hui – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
The evaluation of online courses is an important step in providing quality online courses. There are a variety of national and statewide evaluation tools used to help guide instructors and course designers of online courses (e.g., Quality Matters, OSCQR). This paper discusses a newly released course evaluation instrument from Canvas, the second…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design, Check Lists
Kamble, Aakash; Gauba, Ritika; Desai, Supriya; Golhar, Devidas – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
Online learning environments (OLE) continue to expand due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition of a majority of educational institutions and universities worldwide from traditional classroom settings to online learning methods. The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions of learners at a university in India toward the sudden…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
Helen Durand; Saad Balhasan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
This work describes an international collaboration experience carried out between our process design and petroleum property evaluation courses. This collaboration was developed as part of a partnership between the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
Samuel, Anita – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
As instructors are forced to move their courses online, they are confronted by a sense of isolation and distance from their learners. Research has shown that feelings of loneliness are mitigated when "presence" is created in the online environment. An interpretive phenomenological analysis was conducted at a public university in the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Online Courses, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Experience
Racquel Biem; Dirk Morrison – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Ethical education practices require that all students have access to quality learning resources, necessary learning supports, diverse learning strategies, and deep learning opportunities. When it comes to learning strategies and opportunities, collaborative learning practices foster deep learning through socio-cultural interactions, asserting that…
Descriptors: Ethics, Educational Practices, Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses
Bayne, Gail Alleyne; Inan, Fethi A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
The purpose of this study is to develop and examine the psychometric properties of the Online Course Overload Indicator (OCOI) and the Student Mental Fatigue Survey (SMFS). The OCOI was designed to measure students' perceptions of cognitive overload in online courses. The SMFS was used to assess students' perceptions of mental fatigue while taking…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Fatigue (Biology)
