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Motlik, Scott – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
This paper looks at the diffusion and applications of mobile phone technology in Asia and Africa, compared with North America. It indicates that Asian distance education can be the global leader in the development of educational uses for the mobile phone; and it considers the potential for mobile learning in Africa and other developing regions.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Networks, Telecommunications
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Pang, Katherine – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
The purpose of this study was to assess the pedagogical equivalence, as determined by knowledge gains, and the pedagogical effectiveness of certain components in a video-driven multimedia, web-based professional development training program as compared to a traditional, face-to-face program under real-world constraints of time and limited economic…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction
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Anderson, Lynn; McCarthy, Cathy – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
This report examines three text-based conferencing products: "WowBB", "Invision Power Board", and "vBulletin". Their selection was prompted by a feature-by-feature comparison of the same products on the "WowBB" website. The comparison chart painted a misleading impression of "WowBB's" features in relation to the other two products; so the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Educational Technology