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Direct linkHang Zeng; Jiutong Luo – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Distance learning and online learning have become the new educational paradigm. Based on synchronicity, online learning environments can be classified into synchronous and asynchronous online learning. However, previous evidence demonstrating the effects of these two online learning modalities on students' academic achievement has been…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication
Noetel, Michael; Griffith, Shantell; Delaney, Oscar; Sanders, Taren; Parker, Philip; del Pozo Cruz, Borja; Lonsdale, Chris – Review of Educational Research, 2021
Universities around the world are incorporating online learning, often relying on videos (asynchronous multimedia). We systematically reviewed the effects of video on learning in higher education. We searched five databases using 27 keywords to find randomized trials that measured the learning effects of video among college students. We conducted…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Higher Education, Educational Research, Electronic Learning
Serpil Tekir – SAGE Open, 2025
The rapid shift to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic introduced both challenges and opportunities for effective classroom management. This review explores 20 empirical studies published between 2021 and 2025, examining how educators have adapted to the virtual learning environment. The findings highlight key strategies that contribute…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Technology Uses in Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Classroom Techniques
Download full textMartin, 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
Lin, Jen-Jiun; Lin, Huifen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) has been a popular research area in recent years in the SLA field, as it has been considered as being able to facilitate language learning by offering an authentic, socially connective, contextually sensitive, and personalized mobile-mediated language learning environment. To investigate the benefits and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Handheld Devices
Helms, Samuel A. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
This article explores some of the literature on blended/hybrid learning and identifies recommendations for instructional designers and faculty. Terminology and definitions are discussed first including the debate between the words "blended" and "hybrid." A working definition for the article is discussed but the article does not…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Literature Reviews, Instructional Design, Vocabulary
Sun, Anna; Chen, Xiufang – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2016
Using a qualitative content analysis approach, this study reviewed 47 published studies and research on online teaching and learning since 2008, primarily focusing on how theories, practices and assessments apply to the online learning environment. The purpose of this paper is to provide practical suggestions for those who are planning to develop…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction, Theory Practice Relationship
Darabi, Aubteen; Liang, Xinya; Suryavanshi, Rinki; Yurekli, Hulya – American Journal of Distance Education, 2013
This study addressed the argument that online courses rarely use discussion strategies that are specifically designed and constructed for soliciting learners' cognitive presence and higher-order thinking. Prompted by this argument, the authors conducted a meta-analysis of the empirical studies that examined the effectiveness of discussion…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Thinking Skills
Uzuner, Sedef – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper reviews past research that focused on questions of culture in distance learning. Of specific interest are the studies that examined the influence of culture on students' learning and engagement in asynchronous learning networks (ALNs). The purpose of this review is three-fold: to present the state of knowledge concerning the questions…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Cultural Context, Educational Research
