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Download full textMeech, Sally; Koehler, Adrie A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Higher education institutions continue to invest in online learning, yet research indicates instructors often lack experience, preparation, and guidance for teaching online. While instructor leadership is essential for meaningful online learning, few studies have investigated online instructors' leadership behaviors. This study offers new insights…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Higher Education
Kay Oddone – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
This paper explores the experiences of university educators who use personal learning networks (PLNs) to enhance professional knowledge. With growing expectations to design and deliver effective online learning experiences, the PLN may offer flexible and supportive professional learning opportunities that build digital pedagogical capabilities.…
Descriptors: Social Networks, College Faculty, Faculty Development, COVID-19
Mirmoghtadaie, Zohresadat; Keshavarz, Mohsen; Mohammadimehr, Mojgan; Rasouli, Davood – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
In peer observation of teaching, an experienced colleague in the educational environment of a faculty member observes the educational performance of that faculty member and provides appropriate feedback. The use of peer review as an alternative source of evidence of teaching effectiveness is increasing. However, no research has been done in the…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, Academic Achievement, Peer Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation
Xavier, Marlon; Meneses, Julio – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
Flexibility is typical of open universities and their e-learning designs. While this constitutes their main attraction, promising learners will be able to study "anytime, anyplace," this also demands more self-regulation and engagement, a cause for student dropout. This case study explores professors' experiences of flexibility in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Dropouts, Instructional Design
Venegas-Muggli, Juan I.; Westermann, Werner – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
This article examines the effect of two Open Educational Resources (OER)--Khan Academy Collection and a teacher-authored open textbook--on mathematical course performance and attendance amongst first-year higher education Chilean students. It also aims to find out about teachers' and students' views on the use of OER in order to understand how…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Instructional Effectiveness, College Freshmen, College Mathematics
Kisanga, Dalton H. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This survey research study presents the findings on determinants of teachers' attitudes towards e-learning in Tanzanian higher learning institutions. The study involved 258 teachers from 4 higher learning institutions obtained through stratified, simple random sampling. Questionnaires and documentary review were used in data collection. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Electronic Learning, College Faculty
Keskin, Nilgun Ozdamar; Kuzu, Abdullah – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
In the present study, a mobile learning system for the professional development of academics was developed by design based action research, and the perceptions and experiences of the academics using this system were examined. In the first phase of this design-based action research, the research question was defined. In the second phase, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Professional Development, Action Research
Kasani, Hamed Abbasi; Mourkani, Gholamreza Shams; Seraji, Farhad; Rezaeizadeh, Morteza; Abedi, Hojjat – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
This study investigates and fully identifies the challenges of the Iranian e-learning system. The approach was qualitative and the method was research synthesis. The statistical population consisted of studies from 2006 to 2019 in the field of challenges of the e-learning system of Iran collected with specific keywords from the country's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Barriers
Mbatha, Blessing – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
The aim of this article is to shed some light on patterns of and major motives for the adoption of different types of disruptive learning innovations by Unisa academics. To realise the aim of the study, the following questions were addressed: What are the reasons for adopting disruptive learning innovations? What is the level of interaction with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Qualitative Research, Focus Groups
Makokha, George L.; Mutisya, Dorothy N. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The purpose of this study was to assess the status of e-learning in public universities in Kenya. Data were collected using questionnaires administered to both students and lecturers randomly sampled from seven public universities. Questionnaire responses were triangulated with interviews from key informants and focus group discussions (FGDs).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Public Colleges, Universities
Czerkawski, Betül C. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
With the emergence of social software and the advance of web-based technologies, online learning networks provide invaluable opportunities for learning, whether formal or informal. Unlike top-down, instructor-centered, and carefully planned formal learning settings, informal learning networks offer more bottom-up, student-centered participatory…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Informal Education, Conventional Instruction, Electronic Learning
Borup, Jered – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Distance education has historically contained little or no learner-learner interactions. Currently the Internet allows for unprecedented levels of learner-learner interaction and has the potential to transform how students learn online. However, many courses offered online focus more on flexibility and independence than on interaction and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Cooperative Learning, Virtual Classrooms
