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Download full textMarín-Diaz, Veronica; Vázquez Martínez, Ana Isabel; McMullin, Karen Josephine – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
The evolution of the media and the Internet in education today is an unquestionable reality. At the university level, the use of Web 2.0 tools has become increasingly visible in the new resources that professors have been incorporating both into the classroom and into their research, reinforcing the methodological renewal that the implementation…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Web 2.0 Technologies, Faculty Development, Cooperative Learning
Wang, Zhijun; Chen, Li; Anderson, Terry – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Interaction has always been highly valued in education, especially in distance education (Moore, 1989; Anderson, 2003; Chen, 2004a; Woo & Reeves, 2007; Wang, 2013; Conrad, in press). It has been associated with motivation (Mahle, 2011; Wen-chi, et al., 2011), persistence (Tello, 2007; Joo, Lim, & Kim, 2011), deep learning (Offir, et al.,…
Descriptors: Open Education, Learner Engagement, Learning Processes, Technology Integration
Schreurs, Bieke; Van den Beemt, Antoine; Prinsen, Fleur; Witthaus, Gabi; Conole, Gráinne; De Laat, Maarten – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
By investigating how educational practitioners participate in activities around open educational practices (OEP), this paper aims at contributing to an understanding of open practices and how these practitioners learn to use OEP. Our research is guided by the following hypothesis: Different social configurations support a variety of social…
Descriptors: Open Education, Socialization, Lifelong Learning, Electronic Learning
Tschofen, Carmen; Mackness, Jenny – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Connectivism has been offered as a new learning theory for a digital age, with four key principles for learning: autonomy, connectedness, diversity, and openness. The testing ground for this theory has been massive open online courses (MOOCs). As the number of MOOC offerings increases, interest in how people interact and develop as individual…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Identification, Motivation
Ozturk, Hayriye Tugba; Ozcinar, Huseyin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
In a learning system, multiple communities represent a networked structure of learning experiences. Individuals belong to multiple communities connected though complex relationships consisting of people, resources, rituals, and ties. Learning occurs as individuals traverse this network from one community to the next. This paper explores the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Human Capital, Social Capital
Mbati, Lydia – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Web 2.0 technologies have a range of possibilities for fostering constructivist learning and observational learning. This is due to the available applications which allow for synchronous and asynchronous interaction and the sharing of knowledge between users. Web 2.0 tools include online social media applications which have potential pedagogical…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Social Networks, Teaching Methods, Constructivism (Learning)
Barbour, Michael K.; Plough, Cory – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
K-12 online learning and cyber charter schools have grown at a tremendous rate over the past decade. At the same time, these online programs have struggled to provide the social spaces where students can interact that K-12 schools are traditionally able to provide. Social networking presents a unique opportunity to provide these kinds of social…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Interpersonal Communication, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Kellogg, Shaun; Booth, Sherry; Oliver, Kevin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
A recent phenomenon in the MOOC space has been the development of courses tailored to educators serving in K-12 settings. MOOCs, particularly as a form of educator professional development, face a number of challenges. Academics, as well as pundits from traditional and new media, have raised a number of concerns about MOOCs, including the lack of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Social Networks, Communities of Practice
Gaševic, Dragan; Kovanovic, Vitomir; Joksimovic, Srecko; Siemens, George – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This paper reports on the results of an analysis of the research proposals submitted to the MOOC Research Initiative (MRI) funded by the Gates Foundation and administered by Athabasca University. The goal of MRI was to mobilize researchers to engage into critical interrogation of MOOCs. The submissions--266 in Phase 1, out of which 78 was…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Research, Research Proposals, Content Analysis
Özmen, Büsra; Atici, Bünyamin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
In this study, it was aimed to examine the use of learning management systems supported by social networking sites in distance education and to determine the views of learners regarding these platforms. The study group of this study, which uses a qualitative research approach, consists of 15 undergraduate students who resumed their education in…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Social Networks, Database Management Systems, Courseware
Williams, Roy; Karousou, Regina; Mackness, Jenny – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper describes emergent learning and situates it within learning networks and systems and the broader learning ecology of Web 2.0. It describes the nature of emergence and emergent learning and the conditions that enable emergent, self-organised learning to occur and to flourish. Specifically, it explores whether emergent learning can be…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Technology, Internet, Computer Uses in Education
Veletsianos, George; Navarrete, Cesar C. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
While the potential of social networking sites to contribute to educational endeavors is highlighted by researchers and practitioners alike, empirical evidence on the use of such sites for formal online learning is scant. To fill this gap in the literature, we present a case study of learners' perspectives and experiences in an online course…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Socialization, Electronic Learning
Mackness, Jenny; Waite, Marion; Roberts, George; Lovegrove, Elizabeth – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Despite the increase in massive open online courses (MOOCs), evidence about the pedagogy of learning in MOOCs remains limited. This paper reports on an investigation into the pedagogy in one MOOC--Oxford Brookes University's "First Steps in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education" MOOC (FSLT12). FSLT12 was an open and free professional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Teaching Skills
Fonseca, Diego Ernesto Leal – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper describes a learning experience called EduCamp, which was launched by the Ministry of Education of Colombia in 2007, based on emerging concepts such as e-Learning 2.0, connectivism, and personal learning environments. An EduCamp proposes an unstructured collective learning experience, which intends to make palpable the possibilities of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Lifelong Learning, Workshops, Information Technology
Pukkaew, Chadchadaporn – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
This study assesses the effectiveness of internet-based distance learning (IBDL) through the VClass live e-education platform. The research examines (1) the effectiveness of IBDL for regular and distance students and (2) the distance students' experience of VClass in the IBDL course entitled Computer Programming 1. The study employed the common…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
