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Download full textRivers, Bethany Alden; Richardson, John T. E.; Price, Linda – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Increasingly, universities are embedding reflective activities into the curriculum. With the growth in online tertiary education, how effectively is reflection being promoted or used in online learning spaces? Based on the notion that teachers' beliefs will influence their approaches to teaching, this research sought to understand how a group of…
Descriptors: Reflection, Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Muuro, Maina Elizaphan; Wagacha, Waiganjo Peter; Oboko, Robert; Kihoro, John – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Earlier forms of distance education were characterized by minimal social interaction like correspondence, television, video and radio. However, the World Wide Web (WWW) and online learning introduced the opportunity for much more social interaction, particularly among learners, and this has been further made possible through social media in Web…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Cooperative Learning, Student Attitudes
Wang, Minjuan; Chen, Yong; Khan, Muhammad Jahanzaib – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Mobile cloud learning, a combination of mobile learning and cloud computing, is a relatively new concept that holds considerable promise for future development and delivery in the education sectors. Cloud computing helps mobile learning overcome obstacles related to mobile computing. The main focus of this paper is to explore how cloud computing…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Information Storage, Internet, Case Studies
Hur, Mann Hyung; Im, Yeonwook – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Our study explores the influence of e-learning on individual and collective empowerment by using data collected from e-learning class participants of Korea's Cyber-Education Center. For the survey, a questionnaire was sent to each of the 41 central ministries' education and training officers (ETO) via email. The ETOs distributed the questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Government Employees, Empowerment
Olivier, Marty – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
A field enquiry in French distance education allows us to analyze the evolution of a specific institution towards new public management: Parallel to a trend of free courseware and open education, there is a paradoxical reality of distance education monetization. Whereas history shows how traditional French education is a state controlled public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Business Administration, Models
Schreurs, Bieke; Van den Beemt, Antoine; Prinsen, Fleur; Witthaus, Gabi; Conole, Gráinne; De Laat, Maarten – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
By investigating how educational practitioners participate in activities around open educational practices (OEP), this paper aims at contributing to an understanding of open practices and how these practitioners learn to use OEP. Our research is guided by the following hypothesis: Different social configurations support a variety of social…
Descriptors: Open Education, Socialization, Lifelong Learning, Electronic Learning
Batalla-Busquets, Josep-Maria; Pacheco-Bernal, Carmen – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
The use of e-learning for on-the-job training has grown exponentially in the last decade due to it being accepted by people in charge of businesses. Few papers have explored virtual training from the workers' standpoint, that is, the perception they have about the different training methodologies (face-to-face vs. virtual) and the attitudes they…
Descriptors: Business, On the Job Training, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning
Stacey, Paul – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Foundations like Hewlett, Mellon, and Gates provided start-up funding and support that nurtured the field of open educational resources (OER) from infancy to a robust early adolescence characterized by energy and idealism (Casserly & Smith, 2008). However, foundation grants typically focus on establishing exemplars and cannot be relied on for…
Descriptors: Grants, Educational Resources, Financial Support, Higher Education
Young, Shelley Shwu-Ching; Hung, Hui-Chun – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
In an era witnessing the rapid development of information technology, mobile devices have brought revolutionary changes to learning. A single conventional media platform is not enough for the various mobile devices. Technology-enriched educational environments supported by different devices are important research issues nowadays. To capture the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Source Technology, Electronic Learning, Case Studies
Chang, Chiungsui; Shen, Hun-Yi; Liu, Eric Zhi-Feng – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Despite the rapid use of e-Learning in higher education, the beliefs of instructors about and their practices during online instruction have been seldom addressed. This study explores the role perceptions of e-instructors in higher education. In total, 106 instructors from 20 Taiwanese universities filled out a questionnaire. Analytical results…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Bulfin, Scott; Pangrazio, Luciana; Selwyn, Neil – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
One notable "disruptive" impact of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has been an increased public discussion of online education. While much debate over the potential and challenges of MOOCs has taken place online confined largely to niche communities of practitioners and advocates, the rise of corporate "xMOOC" ventures such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Higher Education
Khor, Ean Teng – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This paper presents an empirical study aiming on investigating ODL students' perception and adoption of SCORM Compliant Learning Object (SCLO). With the increasing use of SCLO in recent years, a better understanding and implementation of effective instructional resources is necessary to meet the diverse needs of ODL students and enhance their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Attitudes
Mtebe, Joel S.; Raisamo, Roope – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
The past few years have seen increasingly rapid development and use of open educational resources (OER) in higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing countries. These resources are believed to be able to widen access, reduce the costs, and improve the quality of education. However, there exist several challenges that hinder the adoption…
Descriptors: Open Education, Barriers, Access to Education, Foreign Countries
Hillen, Stefanie A.; Landis, Melodee – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This article seeks to examine e-learning design arising from two educational traditions: the United States of America and Europe. The research question is: Broadly, what kinds of pedagogy, instructional design models, or didactical models are established and proposed for e-learning design on the two continents? Two researchers examined multiple…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Instructional Design
Akhmetova, Daniya; Vorontsova, Liliya; Morozova, Ilona Gennadyevna – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
The article is devoted to the unique experience of distance learning development in the conditions of Russian reality. The model of distance learning in the Institute of Economics, Management and Law (Kazan city, Russia) is created on the basis of educational sphere diagnosis taking into account foreign and Russian experience. The specificity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Private Colleges, Professional Education
