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Facebook or LMS in Distance Education? Why University Students Prefer to Interact in Facebook Groups
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Download full textVázquez-Cano, Esteban; Díez-Arcón, Paz – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
This article describes an investigation into the level of satisfaction among students at Spain's National Distance Education University (UNED) regarding use of Facebook groups as an environment for learning. Based on a structural equation methodology, the research analyzed the most relevant personal and socio-educational factors that affect…
Descriptors: Social Media, Integrated Learning Systems, Student Satisfaction, Preferences
Hew, Khe Foon; Qiao, Chen; Tang, Ying – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Although massive open online courses (MOOCs) have attracted much worldwide attention, scholars still understand little about the specific elements that students find engaging in these large open courses. This study offers a new original contribution by using a machine learning classifier to analyze 24,612 reflective sentences posted by 5,884…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Man Machine Systems
Hsieh, Chen-Wei; Chen, Sherry Y. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Handheld devices are widely applied to support open and distributed learning, where students are diverse. On the other hand, customization and personalization can be applied to accommodate students' diversities. However, paucity of research compares the effects of customization and personalization in the context of handheld devices. To this end, a…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Cognitive Style
Koper, Rob – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
How do (potential) students differ in their preferences for the organization of online and distance courses and programs, can these differences be grouped into preference profiles, and are there any associations between these profiles and variables, such as achievement and dropout, that are relevant for the promotion and design of online and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
Rohr, Linda E.; Costello, Jane; Hawkins, Thomas – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
While the use of Twitter for communication and assessment activities in online courses is not new, it has not been without its challenges. This is increasingly true of high enrolment courses. The use of a Twitter Evaluation application which leverages a Learning Management System's (LMS's) application programming interface (API) provides a…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Technology Integration, Curriculum Design, Online Courses
