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Download full textPasha, Aamna; Abidi, Syed Hani; Ali, Syed – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) were initiated in the early 2000s by certain leading American and European universities. An integral part of the MOOC philosophy has been to provide open access to online learning. Despite their potential advantages to local audiences, faculty and institutions, the number of MOOCs offered from low and middle…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Delivery Systems, Barriers, Performance Factors
Nti, Kwame – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
This paper examines how access to, and use of, open online courses may be enhanced for learners of developing countries from a learner perspective. Using analysis of the open education concept, factors that affect access to open educational resources content, and universal standards for delivering online learning, the author demonstrates that the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Online Courses, Developing Nations, Open Education
Queiros, Dorothy R.; de Villiers, M. R. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Online learning is a means of reaching marginalised and disadvantaged students within South Africa. Nevertheless, these students encounter obstacles in online learning. This research investigates South African students' opinions regarding online learning, culminating in a model of important connections (facets that connect students to their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Higher Education, Disadvantaged
