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Systematic Literature Review of Semantic Web for Distance Learning
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Bashir, Faiza; Warraich, Nosheen Fatima – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
The study intends to identify the emerging themes of e-learning through the Semantic Web. To highlight the key challenges and explore the core benefits of this mesmerizing technology was another goal of the study. To get the set goals researchers systematically reviewed the literature in five leading databases, out of which one specialized…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Internet, Semantics
Exploring the Application Scenarios and Issues Facing Metaverse Technology in Education
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Zhisheng Chen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
This study aims to explore how the Metaverse platform could be applied to the field of online education, the benefits it brings, and the challenges posed by the application of Metaverse to online education. The study analyzes the benefits of immersive learning brought about by Metaverse and its potential to save education costs, enhance efficiency…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cost Effectiveness
A Blockchain-Enabled E-Learning Platform
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Lam, Tsz Yiu; Dongol, Brijesh – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
The properties of a blockchain such as immutability, provenance, and peer-executed smart contracts could bring a new level of security, trust, and transparency to e-learning. In this paper, we introduce our proof-of-concept blockchain-based e-learning platform developed to increase transparency in assessments and facilitate curriculum…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Web Based Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Electronic Learning
The SOR (Stimulus-Organism-Response) Paradigm in Online Learning: An Empirical Study of Students' Knowledge Hiding Perceptions
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Zhai, Xuesong; Wang, Minjuan; Ghani, Usman – Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
Even though existing studies have shown the positive effects of social network sites (SNSs) on learning behaviors and outcomes, how SNS can cause learners to develop negative perceptions about their learning activities is still understudied. Here we report a one-of-a-kind study that examines the negative impact of privacy concern on students'…
Descriptors: Social Media, Privacy, College Students, Foreign Countries
Ethical Considerations for Educational Research in a Virtual World
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Girvan, C.; Savage, T. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
The combination of features in virtual worlds provides an opportunity to implement and research unique learning experiences. With increasing interest and activity from the educational research community, exploring virtual worlds for teaching and learning, there is a need to identify and understand the ethical implications of conducting research in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethics, Virtual Classrooms, Learning Experience
"This above All: To Thine Own Self Be True"--Ethical Considerations and Risks in Conducting Higher Education Learning Activities in the Virtual World "Second Life" [TM]
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Childs, Mark; Schnieders, H. Lori; Williams, Gweno – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
Using virtual worlds as media for learning and teaching gives rise to the potential for many unique ethical problems. Some of these arise due to the nature of the engagement with these virtual worlds, in which the students create a virtual representation, called an avatar, which may enable a sense of embodiment, and hence exposure, within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities, Simulated Environment, Self Concept