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Budimac, Zoran; Putnik, Zoran; Ivanovic, Mirjana; Bothe, Klaus; Zdravkova, Katerina; Jakimovski, Boro – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
A joint course, created as a result of a project under the auspices of the "Stability Pact of South-Eastern Europe" and DAAD, has been conducted in several Balkan countries: in Novi Sad, Serbia, for the last six years in several different forms, in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia, for two years, for several types of students, and in Tirana,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Zimmerman, Tekeisha Denise – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Interaction plays a critical role in the learning process. For online course participants, interaction with the course content (learner-content interaction) is especially important because it can contribute to successful learning outcomes and course completion. This study aims to examine the relationship between learner-content interaction and…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Interaction, Internet, Online Courses
Pan, Guohua; Bonk, Curtis J. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
The open-source software movement is gaining increasing momentum in China. Of the limited numbers of open-source software in China, "Red Flag Linux" stands out most strikingly, commanding 30 percent share of Chinese software market. Unlike the spontaneity of open-source movement in North America, open-source software development in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Systems, Distance Education, Computer Software
Pan, Guohua; Bonk, Curtis J. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
Unlike conventional models of software development, the open source model is based on the collaborative efforts of users who are also co-developers of the software. Interest in open source software has grown exponentially in recent years. A "Google" search for the phrase open source in early 2005 returned 28.8 million webpage hits, while…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Participative Decision Making, Models, Innovation
Fahrni, Patricia; Rudolph, Jim; De Schutter, Adrienne – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
A product evaluation was conducted of "Desire2Learn", an online learning management system gaining popularity in educational institutions. Since an online trial version of the software was not available for evaluation, an inspection meeting with the vendor was arranged. This provided the evaluation team with an opportunity to examine the…
Descriptors: Vendors, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Internet
Schwartz, Linda; Clark, Sharon; Cossarin, Mary; Rudolph, Jim – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
This report discusses the educational uses of the "wiki," an increasingly popular approach to online community development. Wikis are defined and compared with "blogging" methods; characteristics of major wiki engines are described; and wiki features and selection criteria are examined.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Resources, Definitions, Social Networks
Anderson, Lynn; McCarthy, Cathy – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
This report examines three text-based conferencing products: "WowBB", "Invision Power Board", and "vBulletin". Their selection was prompted by a feature-by-feature comparison of the same products on the "WowBB" website. The comparison chart painted a misleading impression of "WowBB's" features in relation to the other two products; so the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Educational Technology
Carriere, Brain; Challborn, Carl; Moore, James; Nibourg, Theodorus – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
The first section of this report examines the CourseCompass learning management system (LMS), made available to educators by the Pearson publishing group as a vehicle for the company's extensive content library. The product's features are discussed, and the implications of Pearson's software/textbook "bundling" policy for the integrity of course…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Evaluation Criteria, Integrity, Computer Software
Kadirire, James – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
"Instant Messaging" (IM) and "Presence," which is essentially the ability of being able to detect if other users are logged in on the network and send them messages in real time, has become one of the most popular applications of the Internet, causing people to want to stay connected to the Internet for inordinate amounts of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Learning Experience, Internet
Peters, Kristine – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
Mobile learning is variously viewed as a fad, a threat, and an answer to the learning needs of time-poor mobile workers, so does it have a place in delivering mainstream learning? Based on a 2005 comparative research project, commissioned by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, the paper reports on research into Web-based information…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Learning Activities, Internet