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Download full textOlatunji, Taiwo Isaac; Adebisi, Tajudeen Adewumi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
This study examined the similarities and differences in the processes and facilities for distance education at National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), a single-mode distance learning institution, and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, a dual-mode distance learning institution. The study adopted a case study research design, with a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Distance Education, Open Universities
Rienties, Bart; Herodotou, Christothea; Olney, Tom; Schencks, Mat; Boroowa, Avi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
The importance of teachers in online learning is widely acknowledged to effectively support and stimulate learners. With the increasing availability of learning analytics data, online teachers might be able to use learning analytics dashboards to facilitate learners with different learning needs. However, deployment of learning analytics…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Technology Integration, Online Courses, Data Analysis
A Computational Method for Enabling Teaching-Learning Process in Huge Online Courses and Communities
Mora, Higinio; Ferrández, Antonio; Gil, David; Peral, Jesús – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
Massive Open Online Courses and e-learning represent the future of the teaching-learning processes through the development of Information and Communication Technologies. They are the response to the new education needs of society. However, this future also presents many challenges such as the processing of online forums when a huge number of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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
Botha, Jo-Anne; Coetzee, Mariette – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This study investigated the relationship between self-directedness (as measured by the Adult Learner Self-Directedness Scale) and biographical factors such as age, race, and gender of adult learners enrolled at a South African open distance learning (ODL) higher education institution. Correlational and inferential statistical analyses were used. A…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Open Universities
Comparative Analysis of Pedagogical Strategies across Disciplines in Open Distance Learning at Unisa
Ramdass, Kemlall; Masithulela, Fulufhelo – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Re-engineering technological strategies in teaching and learning in an open distance learning (ODL) environment is paramount as the demand for access to quality higher education escalates drastically on a year to year basis. The organisational framework requires change in order to accommodate the increasing number of students. In view of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, Intellectual Disciplines
Prinsloo, Paul; Archer, Elizabeth; Barnes, Glen; Chetty, Yuraisha; van Zyl, Dion – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
In the context of the hype, promise and perils of Big Data and the currently dominant paradigm of data-driven decision-making, it is important to critically engage with the potential of Big Data for higher education. We do not question the potential of Big Data, but we do raise a number of issues, and present a number of theses to be seriously…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Open Universities, Online Courses
