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Yaxin Tu; Qiyun Wang; Changqin Huang – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2025
Learners' emotional engagement in synchronous online learning (SOL) is critical for improving learning persistence and performance. Nevertheless, there is currently a lack of comprehensive and systematic reviews of emotional engagement in SOL. This review synthesizes the strategies to promote emotional engagement in SOL found in published…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Psychological Patterns, Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning
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Martin, Florence; Sun, Ting; Turk, Murat; Ritzhaupt, Albert D. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
Synchronous online learning (SOL) provides an opportunity for instructors to connect in real-time with their students though separated by geographical distance. This meta-analysis examines the overall effect of SOL on cognitive and affective educational outcomes, while using asynchronous online learning or face-to-face learning as control groups.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Pimmer, Christoph; Rambe, Patient – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
This paper critically reviews literature on the role of Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) applications, such as WhatsApp, in supporting learning and teaching practice. Using formal qualitative synthesis as its methodology, and dialectical theory as an analytical framework, our main objective was to identify tensions, affordances, constraints, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods