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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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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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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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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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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