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Jingyu Xiao; Goudarz Alibakhshi; Alireza Zamanpour; Mohammad Amin Zarei; Shapour Sherafat; Seyyed-Fouad Behzadpoor – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has contributed to various facets of human lives for decades. Teachers and students must have competency in AI and AI-empowered applications, particularly when using online electronic platforms such as learning management systems (LMS). This study investigates the structural relationship between AI literacy, academic…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technological Literacy, Educational Attainment, Electronic Learning
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Sen-Akbulut, Mutlu; Umutlu, Duygu; Arikan, Serkan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Since the mandatory switch to online education due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, technology has gained more importance for online teaching and learning environments. The Community of Inquiry (CoI) is one of the validated frameworks widely used to examine online learning. In this paper, we offer an extension to the CoI framework and survey,…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning
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Hillman, Angela R.; Brooks, Anna R.; Barr, Marcus; Strycker, Jesse – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
While open educational resources (OER) have gained popularity, nearly three quarters of faculty are not aware they are available for use. However, when used, they are well received and do not negatively impact quality of learning. OER can be used within a variety of platforms, including software that aims to be more interactive and engage students…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Instructional Effectiveness, Introductory Courses, Exercise Physiology
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Teoh, Ai Ping; Tan, Yen Shi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
This study aims to understand factors that affect the behavioural intention of manufacturing engineers in Malaysia to use e-learning in the workplace. Two hundred usable online questionnaires were collected from respondents who were engineers in Malaysian manufacturing companies. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Smart PLS version 3.2.6.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry, Behavior, Intention
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Polat, Elif; Hopcan, Sinan; Yahs, Ömer – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Readiness is important for the success of the e-learning process. The purpose of this study was twofold: to develop a scale to measure K-12 teachers' e-learning readiness, and to examine their readiness to teach online. The participants were 3,295 K-12 teachers working in Izmir, Turkey. First EFA, then CFA-SEM was performed. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Readiness, Electronic Learning
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Gallardo-Echenique, Eliana Esther; Marqués-Molías, Luis; Bullen, Mark; Strijbos, Jan-Willem – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
This paper reports on a literature review of the concept of "Digital Natives" and related terms. More specifically, it reports on the idea of a homogeneous generation of prolific and skilled users of digital technology born between 1980 and 1994. In all, 127 articles published between 1991 and 2014 were reviewed. On the basis of the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Literature Reviews
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Kisanga, Dalton H. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This survey research study presents the findings on determinants of teachers' attitudes towards e-learning in Tanzanian higher learning institutions. The study involved 258 teachers from 4 higher learning institutions obtained through stratified, simple random sampling. Questionnaires and documentary review were used in data collection. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Electronic Learning, College Faculty
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Rapp, Christian; Gülbahar, Yasemin; Adnan, Muge – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The situation in Ukraine poses severe problems to the higher education system and to students in Eastern Ukraine. Many students and academicians had been compelled to leave their university buildings and move westwards. Hence, they are forced to substitute face-to-face teaching with distance learning, often on a large scale, but within a short…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Educational Resources, Faculty Development, Online Courses
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Kasani, Hamed Abbasi; Mourkani, Gholamreza Shams; Seraji, Farhad; Rezaeizadeh, Morteza; Abedi, Hojjat – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
This study investigates and fully identifies the challenges of the Iranian e-learning system. The approach was qualitative and the method was research synthesis. The statistical population consisted of studies from 2006 to 2019 in the field of challenges of the e-learning system of Iran collected with specific keywords from the country's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Barriers
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Mbatha, Blessing – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
The aim of this article is to shed some light on patterns of and major motives for the adoption of different types of disruptive learning innovations by Unisa academics. To realise the aim of the study, the following questions were addressed: What are the reasons for adopting disruptive learning innovations? What is the level of interaction with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Qualitative Research, Focus Groups
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Sopu, Hans T.; Chisaki, Yoshifumi; Usagawa, Tsuyoshi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The Kingdom of Tonga is an isolated least developing country located on the northeast of New Zealand with a population of 103,252 (2011 census) and with a gross domestic product per capita of USD $2,545.20. Before educational systems in a least developing country like the Kingdom of Tonga begin employing e-learning, an assessment of the current…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Use Studies, Social Media