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Direct linkKhanal, Jeevan; Gaulee, Uttam; Simpson, Ormond – Open Learning, 2023
The purpose of this article is to present the challenges faced in implementing open and online learning by the recently established Open University of Nepal (NOU), which has been offering limited courses in graduate study, all blended since 2018. University leaders, faculty members, technical staff, and students at Nepal Open University…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Open Education, Electronic Learning
Maria Townsend; Emma Champion; Gwendoline Berndt – Open Learning, 2025
Standard online tutorials at The Open University, based in the UK, are generally tutor-led with the tutor setting the agenda and content. This study investigated the inclusion of online student-led drop-in tutorials to support assessment on an OU level one module. The aims were to gauge the value to students of this style of tutorial, to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Open Education, Tutorial Programs, Computer Assisted Testing
C. Herodotou; M. Aristeidou; E. Scanlon; S. Kelley – Open Learning, 2025
This paper examines the pedagogical integration of Virtual Microscopes (VMs) in Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), to identify best practice and improve online pedagogy. It has captured the perspectives of 12 Health and Earth Science university teachers, through in-depth interviews, about the current integration of the VM in online teaching,…
Descriptors: Laboratory Equipment, Electronic Learning, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes
Piera Biccard; Phumza Makgato-Khunou – Open Learning, 2024
In this paper, we set out a collaborative autoethnographic account of our reflective journey to deeper understandings of open, distance and e-learning (ODeL) through enrolling, participating and completing the first module in a course on technology-enhanced learning (TEL). As authors, we both enrolled for the course for different reasons. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperation, Ethnography, Case Studies
Maré, Suné; Mutezo, Ashley Teedzwi – Open Learning, 2021
Unisa has embraced the use of online learning and e-tutoring as a new approach to teaching and learning in an ODeL environment. According to the Community of Inquiry Theory, a learning community is important to enhance the social, cognitive and teaching presences for online learning to achieve student success. Online e-tutor and student…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Tutoring, Tutors, Teaching Assistants
Gaskell, Anne; Mills, Roger – Open Learning, 2014
Distance education institutions, students and staff have often had to overcome negative perceptions about the overall quality of their programmes and qualifications. In this paper, we identify four of the major challenges cited as undermining the credibility and effectiveness of open, distance and e-learning (ODeL): the quality of teaching,…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Reputation, Open Education, Distance Education
Barrett, Brendan F. D.; Grover, Velma I.; Janowski, Tomasz; van Lavieren, Hanneke; Ojo, Adegboyega; Schmidt, Philipp – Open Learning, 2009
This paper provides insights on the adoption or use of OpenCourseWare (OCW) to support broader research, training and institutional capacity development goals, based on the experience of the United Nations University. Specifically, it explains the strategic context for the use of OCW in the university through its related efforts in the area of…
Descriptors: Open Education, Program Descriptions, Educational Technology, Computer Software
