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Stadler, Matthias; Kolb, Nicola; Sailer, Michael – Distance Education, 2021
To slow the spread of COVID-19, many universities have had to move to online teaching, which entails changing exams from in-person to online. Online exams can facilitate cheating when there is no direct proctoring. To provide some form of control in unproctored exams, Cluskey et al. (2011) suggested having substantial time pressure; yet there are…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
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Distance Education, 2007
From 2005 to 2008, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is funding a series of distance education (DE) studies in its Pan Asia Networking (PAN) region. Eight collaborative projects are under way in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Models, Educational Technology
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Roberts, David – Distance Education, 1996
Describes research conducted in the United Kingdom that asked Open University distance education students what type of assignment feedback they would like to receive. Interviews with 22 students are discussed that ascertained their views regarding feedback on tutor-marked assignments and computer-marked assignments. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Assignments, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Distance Education
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Clayton, Debbie; Arger, Geoff – Distance Education, 1989
Presents results of a survey that was conducted to examine the use of computers in the instructional process of Australian distance education. Highlights include computer-managed learning; computer-marked tests; computer-aided learning; expert systems; and relationships between the type of computer usage, the instructors' expectations, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction, Courseware
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Zhang, Wei-yuan; Yeung, Lai-hung Au – Distance Education, 2003
The purpose of this paper is to report on the development of the first online self-directed inventory on the measurement of academic programme preferences (MAPP) for potential students at the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK). In this study, trait-factor theory and personality type theory were employed. 1,963 respondents in Hong Kong were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Lifelong Learning, Distance Education