Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
| Distance Education | 5 |
Author
| Belland, Brian R. | 1 |
| Chang, Chae Young | 1 |
| Hamilton, Margaret | 1 |
| Harland, James | 1 |
| Hui Zhang | 1 |
| Kuo, Yu-Chun | 1 |
| Kwon, Kyungbin | 1 |
| Nandi, Dip | 1 |
| Park, Su Jin | 1 |
| Qi Wang | 1 |
| Schroder, Kerstin E. E. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 5 |
| Postsecondary Education | 5 |
Audience
Location
| Australia | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| China (Beijing) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkYixin Zhang; Hui Zhang; Qi Wang – Distance Education, 2025
In-service teachers, constrained by work commitments, adopt online learning methods for their graduate studies, emphasizing the significance of exploring the construction of online learning communities. Analyzing collaborative conversation texts within the online learning process of the "Learning Science" course at a university in…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Interaction
Kwon, Kyungbin; Park, Su Jin; Shin, Suhkyung; Chang, Chae Young – Distance Education, 2019
The current study examined the effects of different types of instructor comments on student engagement in an online discussion. In particular, this study examined three comment types: (1) praise-oriented comments, agreeing with students' initial messages and recapping their ideas, (2) elaboration-encouraging comments, requesting elaboration on the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Learner Engagement, Positive Reinforcement, Computer Mediated Communication
Zhang, Jingjing; Skryabin, Maxim; Song, Xiongwei – Distance Education, 2016
This study attempts to make inferences about the mechanisms that drive network change over time. It adopts simulation investigation for empirical network analysis to examine the patterns and evolution of relationships formed in the context of a massive open online course (MOOC) discussion forum. Four network effects--"homophily,"…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Investigations, Network Analysis, Computer Simulation
Kuo, Yu-Chun; Belland, Brian R.; Schroder, Kerstin E. E.; Walker, Andrew E. – Distance Education, 2014
Blended learning is an effective approach to instruction that combines features of face-to-face learning and computer-mediated learning. This study investigated the relationship between student perceptions of three types of interaction and blended learning course satisfaction. The participants included K-12 teachers enrolled in a graduate-level…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Interaction, Educational Technology, Satisfaction
Nandi, Dip; Hamilton, Margaret; Harland, James – Distance Education, 2012
Fully online courses are becoming progressively more popular because of their "anytime anywhere" learning flexibility. One of the ways students interact with each other and with the instructors within fully online learning environments is via asynchronous discussion forums. However, student engagement in online discussion forums does not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
