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Examining Learners' Perspective of Taking a MOOC: Reasons, Excitement, and Perception of Usefulness
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Liu, M.; Kang, J.; McKelroy, E. – Educational Media International, 2015
In recent years, massive open online Courses (MOOCs) as an online instruction format have attracted educators' attention in higher education. While there are many news reports and blog entries about MOOCs, evidence-based research is still emerging. Research examining the learners' perspective on taking a MOOC is scarce but very much needed. This…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
Claiming Unclaimed Spaces: Virtual Spaces for Learning
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Miller, Nicole C. – Educational Media International, 2016
The purpose of this study was to describe and examine the environments used by teacher candidates in multi-user virtual environments. Secondary data analysis of a case study methodology was employed. Multiple data sources including interviews, surveys, observations, snapshots, course artifacts, and the researcher's journal were used in the initial…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Social Systems
Characteristic(s) of Hypermedia and How They Relate to Knowledge.
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Fastrez, Pierre – Educational Media International, 2001
Offers a redefining of three problem areas associated with the cognitive effects of the semiotic characteristics of hypermedia: hypertext associativity, non-linearity, and the rapprochement of real and hypertext navigation. Focuses on navigation and discusses characteristics of hypermedia and its rapport with knowledge. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Hypermedia, Navigation (Information Systems), Semiotics
Serving Non-Traditional Students in E-Learning Environments: Building Successful Communities in the Virtual Campus.
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Miller, Michael T.; Lu, Mei-Yan – Educational Media International, 2003
Discussion of online education focuses on a study that investigated the efforts of faculty who teach courses online to adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of nontraditional students. Examines online teaching strategies, faculty engagement, learning support, and overall online services and navigation. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Navigation (Information Systems)
A Difficult Challenge, the Integration of the Internet into the Educational System.
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Guihot, Patrick – Educational Media International, 2001
Addresses problems with the integration of the Internet into French schools. Topics include network technology; computer-student ratios in elementary, middle, and secondary schools; multimedia characteristics of the Internet; international dimensions; navigation methods; diversity of applications; and the need for teacher education. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Developing a Large Scale Instructional Programme on the Web.
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Barron, Ann E. – Educational Media International, 1998
Provides background information on the evolution of a large instructional Web site, "A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust" that was designed and developed by graduate students at the University of South Florida (USF). Design considerations, screen design and navigation, evaluation, and distribution via CD-ROM are discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Requirements, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Study
From Linear Lecture to Interactive Multimedia Module: A Developer's Perspective.
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Leeder, Dawn – Educational Media International, 2000
Discusses the development of interactive multimedia learning modules and describes the decisions and processes involved in transforming a traditional lecture in medical sociology into an interactive online learning module at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). Considers method of delivery, including the World Wide Web; media choices; and…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Decision Making, Higher Education, Learning Modules