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Schophuizen, Martine; Kreijns, Karel; Stoyanov, Slavi; Rosas, Scott; Kalz, Marco – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2021
Openness in education is not a consistent term or value since "open" is used to describe various things and often means different things to different individuals. In a research context, it is important to identify the many interpretation(s) and perspectives of openness being investigated, especially since the underlying ideas behind…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Educational Resources, Electronic Learning, Concept Mapping
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Jung, Insung, Ed. – SpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education, 2019
This book explores foundational theories that have been applied in open and distance education (ODE) research and refined to reflect advances in research and practice. In addition, it develops new theories emerging from recent developments in ODE. The book provides a unique and up-to-date source of information for ODE scholars and graduate…
Descriptors: Open Education, Distance Education, Educational Research, Educational Theories
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Makoe, Mpine Elizabeth – Open Praxis, 2018
Many African countries have developed policies to reform their education system in order to widen participation in higher education. To achieve this, open, online and distance education based models have been advocated as the most viable delivery tools in expanding access to higher education. However, the policy analysis of Kenya, Rwanda and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Educational Policy
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Herodotou, Christothea; Heiser, Sarah; Rienties, Bart – Open Learning, 2017
Randomised control trials (RCTs) are an evidence-based research approach which has not yet been adopted and widely used in open and distance education to inform educational policy and practice. Despite the challenges entailed in their application, RCTs hold the power to robustly evaluate the effects of educational interventions in distance…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Open Education, Distance Education, Feasibility Studies
Holliday, Frances B.; Salley, Columbus – 1979
This report describes efforts of a technical assistance team under the Documentation and Technical Assistance Project of the Center for New Schools (Chicago, Illinois) to link research and practice for school improvement in Chicago Public School District 21. Section I discusses some characteristics and educational needs of urban areas, generally,…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). – 2000
This document contains a total of 57 welcoming speeches, theme addresses, seminar and workshop papers, and poster sessions that were presented at a conference on technological education and national development. The papers explore the ways technology and technological advances have both necessitated and enabled changes in the way education is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Articulation (Education)