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Download full textZhenchenko, Maryna; Melnyk, Oksana; Prykhoda, Yaroslava; Zhenchenko, Igor – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
This article defines 27 criteria for evaluating the functionality of e-learning platforms, grouped into three macro groups: (a) learning management, (b) learning content management, and (c) communications and collaboration tools. The proposed criteria can be used to evaluate any e-learning platform's functionality. They allow teachers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Integrated Learning Systems, Program Evaluation
Nguyen, Hoai Than; Tang, Chia Wei – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
This study proposes a new model for integrating the protection motivation theory (PMT) with the technology acceptance model (TAM) to explore factors affecting students' intention to attend e-learning courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 432 valid responses to an online questionnaire were received from freshmen students studying in…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Technology
Zhang, Qing; Bonafini, Fernanda Cesar; Lockee, Barbara B.; Jablokow, Kathryn W.; Hu, Xiaoyong – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
This paper investigates the degree to which different variables affect the completion of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Data on those variables, such as age, gender, English proficiency, education level, and motivation for course enrollment were first collected through a pre-course survey. Next, course completion records were collected via…
Descriptors: Demography, Student Motivation, Predictor Variables, Online Courses
Al Tawil, Rima – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
Does nonverbal communication exist in asynchronous, text-based online education? It is commonly believed that it does not due to the absence of body language and paralanguage. An examination of the definitions and forms of nonverbal cues suggests the possibility for some of them to be transmitted through asynchronous, text-based online human…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Sablina, Svetlana; Kapliy, Natalia; Trusevich, Alexandr; Kostikova, Sofia – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have attracted a great deal of interest in recent years as a new learning technology. Since MOOCs inception, only limited research has been carried out to address how learners perceive success in MOOCs after course completion. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceived benefits as the measurement of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Success, Foreign Countries
Lei, Jun; Lin, Teng – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
This study investigated the effects of interactional, motivational, self-regulatory, and situational factors on university students' online learning outcomes and continuation intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from 255 students taking a business course at a university in southern China. Hierarchical multiple regression…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
Sun, Jerry Chih-Yuan; Lin, Che-Tsun; Chou, Chien – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
This study aims to apply a sequential analysis to explore the effect of learning motivation on online reading behavioral patterns. The study's participants consisted of 160 graduate students who were classified into three group types: low reading duration with low motivation, low reading duration with high motivation, and high reading duration…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Student Behavior, Reading, Behavior Patterns
Mbati, Lydia; Minnaar, Ansie – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
The creation of online platforms that establish new learning environments has led to the proliferation of institutions offering online learning programmes. However, the use of technologies for teaching and learning requires sound content specialization, as well as grounding in pedagogy. While gains made by constructivism and observational learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Borup, Jered – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Distance education has historically contained little or no learner-learner interactions. Currently the Internet allows for unprecedented levels of learner-learner interaction and has the potential to transform how students learn online. However, many courses offered online focus more on flexibility and independence than on interaction and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Cooperative Learning, Virtual Classrooms
