Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 8 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 33 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 39 |
Descriptor
Source
| International Review of… | 39 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 39 |
| Reports - Research | 32 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 2 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 25 |
| Postsecondary Education | 21 |
| Adult Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Motivated Strategies for… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textPhilippa Waterhouse; Naomi Moller – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
As labour markets undergo rapid and profound transformations, lifelong learning is essential to ensure a responsive, competitive, and skilled workforce. Mature learners are a diverse group, but in comparison to their younger student counterparts, are more likely to have employment and/or caring responsibilities. This field note discusses the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Open Educational Resources, College Students
Cox, Glenda; Willmers, Michelle; Masuku, Bianca – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
One of the challenges experienced in South African higher education (HE) is a lack of access to affordable, appropriate textbooks and other teaching materials that can be legally shared on online forums and the Internet. There are also increasing calls to address transformation and social justice globally and in South African HE through curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Higher Education, Open Educational Resources
Perifanou, Maria; Economides, Anastasios A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Previous studies have mainly investigated major massive open online course (MOOC) platforms such as Coursera, edX, and Udemy. This study used 21 metrics to explore 35 MOOC platforms from across the world. Five Web analytics tools were used to analyze these MOOC platforms using data from MOOC platform directories and exploration of platform sites.…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Global Approach, Partnerships in Education, International Cooperation
Truong, Vi; Denison, Tom; Stracke, Christian M. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
The introduction of open educational resources (OER) provides new opportunities for learners worldwide to access high-quality educational materials at the lowest cost. As a developing country, Vietnam is one of the countries that can most benefit from the OER movement. However, the concept of OER in Vietnam remains little known to the public, with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Educational Resources, Archives, Electronic Libraries
Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Extended reality (XR), which encompasses virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), offers powerful affordances for improving teaching and learning experiences in a post-pandemic world. Increasingly, many governments and institutions around the world are making major investments in XR technologies to prepare education…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Technology Uses in Education, Sustainable Development, Barriers
Chib, Arul; Wardoyo, Reidinar Juliane – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Information and communication technologies aid marginalized groups in seeking social support, building proximate networks, and improving employment opportunities. However, one key factor that is understudied in the literature is the impact of open education resources (OER) on the employability of marginalized groups. This study focuses on open and…
Descriptors: Females, Migrant Workers, Resource Units, Shared Resources and Services
McGreal, Rory – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
Open Educational Resources (OER) and their offspring, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), are becoming important factors in achieving the "Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education" ("SDG4"). The OER movement is less than 15 years old and is growing rapidly as more and more nations and institutions adopt the view that…
Descriptors: Resource Units, Shared Resources and Services, Instructional Materials, Educational Technology
Kerres, Michael; Heinen, Richard – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Open educational resources are not available "as such". Their provision relies on a technological infrastructure of related services that can be described as an informational ecosystem. A closed informational ecosystem keeps educational resources within its boundary. An open informational ecosystem relies on the concurrence of…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Wahid, Ratnaria; Ahmi, Aidi; Alam, A. S. A. Ferdous – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are an important approach for achieving UNESCO's aim of open and accessible education. However, there are concerns regarding fragmentation or bias of MOOCs toward certain disciplines or countries. This study sought to: (a) examine how MOOCs research has evolved and is distributed, (b) determine what key areas…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Open Educational Resources, Educational Research
Alario-Hoyos, Carlos; Estévez-Ayres, Iria; Pérez-Sanagustín, Mar; Delgado Kloos, Carlos; Fernández-Panadero, Carmen – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have changed the way in which OER (Open Educational Resources) are bundled by teachers and consumed by learners. MOOCs represent an evolution towards the production and offering of structured quality OER. Many institutions that were initially reluctant to providing OER have, however, joined the MOOC wave.…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Chiappe, Andres; Arias, Vivian – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
This article describes both the process and the results of an extensive literature review on "reusability" as one of the key factors for the creation of open content in the context of open and distance learning. Qualitative analysis of texts was made from 1992 to early 2014 in order to identify meanings associated with reusability and…
Descriptors: Usability, Resource Units, Computer Uses in Education, Shared Resources and Services
Lane, David C.; Goode, Claire – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
This paper describes the functionality, scalability, and cost of implementing and maintaining a suite of open source technologies, which have supported hundreds of thousands of learners in the past year, on an information technology infrastructure budget of less than US$10,000 per year. In addition, it reviews pedagogical opportunities offered by…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Postsecondary Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Kim, Byoung Wook; Lee, Won Gyu; Lee, Byeong Rae; Shon, Jin Gon – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Open Educational Resources (OER) is terminology that refers to educational resources (content and software) distributed through the Internet, free of charge and freely accessible, expanding learning opportunities for adult learners. This terminology first appeared around 2002, although its roots can be traced to the open architecture of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Resources, Resource Units, Computer Uses in Education
Yuan, Min; Recker, Mimi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
The rapid growth in Internet technologies has led to a proliferation in the number of Open Educational Resources (OER), making the evaluation of OER quality a pressing need. In response, a number of rubrics have been developed to help guide the evaluation of OER quality; these, however, have had little accompanying evaluation of their utility or…
Descriptors: Internet, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods, Scoring Rubrics
Thankachan, Briju; Moore, David Richard – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
The use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), a subset of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), can reduce the cost of purchasing software. Despite the benefit in the initial purchase price of software, deploying software requires total cost that goes beyond the initial purchase price. Total cost is a silent issue of FOSS and can only…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Shared Resources and Services, Open Source Technology, Costs
