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Stanišic Stojic, Svetlana M.; Dobrijevic, Gordana; Stanišic, Nemanja; Stanic, Nenad – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This paper presents an analysis of teachers' ratings on distance learning undergraduate study programs: 7,156 students enrolled in traditional and 528 students enrolled in distance learning studies took part in the evaluation questionnaire, assessing 71 teachers. The data were collected from the Moodle platform and from the Singidunum University…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Teacher Characteristics, Undergraduate Study, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
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Singh, Shashi; Singh, Ajay; Singh, Kiran – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Motivation plays a crucial role in learning. Motivation energizes the behavior of the individual. It also directs the behavior towards specific goals. It helps students acquire knowledge, develop social qualities, increase initiation, persist in activities, improve performance, and develop a sense of discipline. This paper aims to compare the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Incentives, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
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Atchley, Wayne; Wingenbach, Gary; Akers, Cindy – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Enrollment in online courses has outpaced overall university enrollment for the past several years. The growth of online courses does not appear to be slowing. The purpose of this study was to compare course completion and student academic performance between online and traditional courses. Archival data from the host university student records…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Pukkaew, Chadchadaporn – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
This study assesses the effectiveness of internet-based distance learning (IBDL) through the VClass live e-education platform. The research examines (1) the effectiveness of IBDL for regular and distance students and (2) the distance students' experience of VClass in the IBDL course entitled Computer Programming 1. The study employed the common…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
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Castano-Munoz, Jonatan; Sancho-Vinuesa, Teresa; Duart, Josep M. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Online interaction is considered to be a key aspect of effective e-learning and improved academic achievement. However, few studies have examined how effectiveness varies with the degree of interaction intensity. Using data for 17,090 students from three Catalan universities, in this paper we study the productivity associated with five different…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interaction, Electronic Learning, Evidence
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Shachar, Mickey – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
Current comparative research literature, although abundant in scope, is inconclusive in its findings, as to the quality and effectiveness of distance education versus face-to-face methods of delivery. Educational research produces contradictory results due to differences among studies in treatments, settings, measurement instruments, and research…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Distance Education, Conventional Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Edvardsson, Ingi Runar; Oskarsson, Gudmundur Kristjan – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
This paper first presents the development of distance education in Icelandic universities. Its second aim is to present a detailed analysis of the distance education practice at the University of Akureyri (UNAK), Iceland. Finally, the paper aims at analysing academic achievement, as well as attitudes towards courses, among campus and distance…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Achievement, Business Administration Education, Foreign Countries
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Saba, Farhad – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2000
Early research on distance education compared it to face to face, invariably finding no significant differences. Recent research, grounded in the theory of transactional distance, uses such methods as discourse analysis and in-depth interviews to bypass limitations of other approaches, revealing the complexity of distance education. (SK)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Research
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Shale, Douglas – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002
In Canada, some distance education providers are starting to behave more like conventional educational institutions in terms of forming study groups and student cohorts. Conversely, new telecommunications technologies are causing conventional universities to establish administrative structures similar to those used by distance education providers.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Change
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Hummel, Hans G. K. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
Although extensive research has been carried out, describing the role of feedback in education, and many theoretical models are yet available, procedures and guidelines for actually designing and implementing feedback in practice have remained scarce so far. This explorative study presents a preliminary six-phase design model for feedback…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Instructional Design, Models, Foreign Countries
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Deka, Teddi S.; McMurry, Patrick – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
Learning from a distance continues to gain popularity. An influx of traditional, and even on-campus students attest to its flexibility, but are they equipped to succeed in a low-contact distance environment versus a face-to-face, on-campus environment? This research explored whether several variables including background, preparedness and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Distance Education, Reading Rate, Conventional Instruction
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Rovai, Alfred P.; Jordan, Hope M. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Blended learning is a hybrid of classroom and online learning that includes some of the conveniences of online courses without the complete loss of face-to-face contact. The present study used a causal-comparative design to examine the relationship of sense of community between traditional classroom, blended, and fully online higher education…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Comparative Analysis, Blended Learning, Computer Uses in Education
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Breen, Paul – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
This paper offers a critical examination of an e-learning project in the context of a Distance Education training program delivered to teacher trainers in Rwanda. In examining the successes and failures of the project, it uses a framework based on ideas promulgated by Moore (1995) and strives to provide guidance and reference for future projects…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Developing Nations