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Download full textLiebenberg, Hanlie; Chetty, Yuraisha; Prinsloo, Paul – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Amidst the different challenges facing higher education, and particularly distance education (DE) and open distance learning (ODL), access to information and communication technology (ICT) and students' abilities to use ICTs are highly contested issues in the South African higher education landscape. While there are various opinions about the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Foreign Countries
Ally, Mohamed; Samaka, Mohammed – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
As the world becomes more digitized, there will be an increasing need to make available learning resources in electronic format for access by information and communication technologies. The question education will face is whether these learning resources will be available for learners to access at no cost or affordable cost so that there will be…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Developing Nations, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Rabiee, Ali; Nazarian, Zahra; Gharibshaeyan, Raziyeh – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
E-learning is advancing in Iran right now. The Iranian higher education system is applying electronic learning in order to conquer the limitations of the existing education system. These limitations include the growing number of applicants for entering universities, lack of classrooms for education, and universities' tensions in replying to these…
Descriptors: Barriers, Internet, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning
Gros, Begona; Garcia, Iolanda; Escofet, Anna – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
In the last decade, an important debate about the characteristics of today's students has arisen due to their intensive experience as users of ICT. The main belief is that frequent use of technologies in everyday life implies competent users able to transfer their digital skills to learning activities. However, empirical studies developed in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Virtual Universities, Computer Use
Bell, Frances – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
The sociotechnical context for learning and education is dynamic and makes great demands on those trying to seize the opportunities presented by emerging technologies. The goal of this paper is to explore certain theories for our plans and actions in technology-enabled learning. Although presented as a successor to previous learning theories,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Veletsianos, George; Kimmons, Royce – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Researchers, educators, policymakers, and other education stakeholders hope and anticipate that openness and open scholarship will generate positive outcomes for education and scholarship. Given the emerging nature of open practices, educators and scholars are finding themselves in a position in which they can shape and/or be shaped by openness.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Technology, Scholarship, Information Technology
Kawka, Marta; Larkin, Kevin; Danaher, P. A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Emergent learning describes learning that occurs when participants interact and distribute knowledge, where learning is self-directed, and where the learning destination of the participants is largely unpredictable (Williams, Karousou, & Mackness, 2011). These notions of learning arise from the topologies of social networks and can be applied to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Education Courses, Schools, College Freshmen
Schwartz, Linda Matula – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Accessibility to online education programs is an important factor that requires continued research, improvement, and regulation. Particularly valuable in the enhancement of online accessibility is the Voice-over Internet Protocol (VOIP) medium. VOIP compresses analog voice data and converts it into digital packets for transmission over the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Internet, Technology Uses in Education
Rogers, P. Clint; Howell, Scott L. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jewish, and Christian organizations are all experimenting with distance education for various reasons and to different extents, due to religious, economic, and political factors. Religious institutions worldwide are not only turning to the World Wide Web (WWW) to place information concerning religious beliefs and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Internet, Technology Uses in Education, Use Studies
