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Download full textRivers, Bethany Alden; Richardson, John T. E.; Price, Linda – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Increasingly, universities are embedding reflective activities into the curriculum. With the growth in online tertiary education, how effectively is reflection being promoted or used in online learning spaces? Based on the notion that teachers' beliefs will influence their approaches to teaching, this research sought to understand how a group of…
Descriptors: Reflection, Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Buzdar, Muhammad Ayub; Ali, Akhtar – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
The current study aims to investigate the possibilities of developing reflective thinking among learners through distance education programs. The case of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad, Pakistan is examined to achieve this task. The study is based on Mezirow's theory of reflective thinking, which divides thinking in four categories.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reflection, Distance Education, Teacher Education Programs
Jordan, Katy – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
The past two years have seen rapid development of massive open online courses (MOOCs) with the rise of a number of MOOC platforms. The scale of enrolment and participation in the earliest mainstream MOOC courses has garnered a good deal of media attention. However, data about how the enrolment and completion figures have changed since the early…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Open Universities, Open Source Technology, Enrollment Influences
Khor, Ean Teng – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This paper presents an empirical study aiming on investigating ODL students' perception and adoption of SCORM Compliant Learning Object (SCLO). With the increasing use of SCLO in recent years, a better understanding and implementation of effective instructional resources is necessary to meet the diverse needs of ODL students and enhance their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Attitudes
Vazquez-Cano, Esteban; Fombona, Javier; Fernandez, Alberto – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
This article analyzes a system of virtual attendance, called "AVIP" (AudioVisual over Internet Protocol), at the Spanish Open University (UNED) in Spain. UNED, the largest open university in Europe, is the pioneer in distance education in Spain. It currently has more than 300,000 students, 1,300 teachers, and 6,000 tutors all over the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Open Universities, Blended Learning
Joo, K. P. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Drawing upon cultural-historical activity theory, this research analyzed the structural contradictions existing in a variety of educational activities among a group of alienated adult students in Korea National Open University (KNOU). Despite KNOU's quantitative development in student enrollment, the contradictions shed light on how the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Alienation, Role, Foreign Countries
Mtebe, Joel Samson; Raisamo, Roope – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Higher education in Tanzania like in many other Sub-Saharan countries suffers from unavailability of quality teaching and learning resources due to lack of tradition, competence, and experience to develop such resources. Nevertheless, there are thousands of open educational resources (OER) freely available in the public domain that can potentially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Open Source Technology, Open Universities
Arinto, Patricia B. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Many open universities and distance education institutions have shifted from a predominantly print-based mode of delivery to an online mode characterised by the use of virtual learning environments and various web technologies. This paper describes the impact of the shift to open and distance e-learning (ODeL), as this trend might be called, on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning
Tustin, Deon Harold – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Outside an academic setting, telecommuting has become fairly popular in recent years. However, research on telecommuting practices within a higher education environment is fairly sparse, especially within the higher distance education sphere. Drawing on existing literature on telecommuting and the outcome of a valuation study on the success of an…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teleworking
Bergamin, Per Bernard; Werlen, Egon; Siegenthaler, Eva; Ziska, Simone – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Flexibility in learning provides a student room for volitional control and an array of strategies and encourages persistence in the face of difficulties. Autonomy in and control over one's learning process can be seen as a condition for self-regulated learning. There are a number of categories and dimensions for flexible learning; following…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style
Liyanagunawardena, Tharindu Rekha; Adams, Andrew Alexandar; Williams, Shirley Ann – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a recent addition to the range of online learning options. Since 2008, MOOCs have been run by a variety of public and elite universities, especially in North America. Many academics have taken interest in MOOCs recognising the potential to deliver education around the globe on an unprecedented scale; some of…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Open Universities, Online Courses
Prinsloo, Paul; Slade, Sharon – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Higher education, and more specifically, distance education, is in the midst of a rapidly changing environment. Higher education institutions increasingly rely on the harvesting and analyses of student data to inform key strategic decisions across a wide range of issues, including marketing, enrolment, curriculum development, the appointment of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Colleges, Higher Education
Abeywardena, Ishan Sudeera; Chan, Chee Seng; Tham, Choy Yoong – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
The open educational resources (OER) movement has gained momentum in the past few years. With this new drive towards making knowledge open and accessible, a large number of OER repositories have been established and made available online throughout the world. However, the inability of existing search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, and Bing to…
Descriptors: Resource Units, Shared Resources and Services, Computer Uses in Education, Online Searching
Deimann, Markus; Farrow, Robert – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Despite the recent increases of interest in open education, notably in massive open online courses (MOOCs) (Fini, 2009), it has been continuously asserted that this form of social knowledge production lacks a philosophical or theoretical foundation (Vandenberg, 1975). Similar accusations have been made with respect to distance education, such as…
Descriptors: Open Education, Educational Practices, Educational Theories, Open Source Technology
Choi, Hyoseon; Lee, Yekyung; Jung, Insung; Latchem, Colin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Despite continuous efforts to increase retention, dropout rates are high in distance universities. The objectives of this study were: 1) to investigate the extent and causes of non re-enrollment at a mega university, Korea National Open University; and 2) to suggest actions to improve the retention of students, in general, and those with higher…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Dropout Prevention
