The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning  

Dietmar Kennepohl

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Hong Lin

Given the upsurge of textbook costs, college students increasingly expect universities and instructors to offer alternatives to traditional textbooks. One textbook alternative is using open educational resources (OER). While OER unquestionably save studen... see more

Jenna Mittelmeier, Jekaterina Rogaten, Dianne Long, Mwazvita Dalu, Ashley Gunter, Paul Prinsloo, Bart Rienties

Much research in face-to-face contexts outlines the importance of early adjustment on students’ higher education experiences. However, few studies have replicated this research in distance learning contexts to unpack the early multifaceted adjustments ass... see more

Erwin Handoko, Susie L. Gronseth, Sara G. McNeil, Curtis J. Bonk, Bernard R. Robin

Despite providing advanced coursework online to learners around the world, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have had notoriously low completion rates. Self-regulated learning (SRL) frames strategies that students can use to enhance motivation and promo... see more

Ramón Montes-Rodríguez, Juan Bautista Martínez-Rodríguez, Almudena Ocaña-Fernández

Educational research is one of the many fields of knowledge that frequently use case studies as a research method, particularly when applying an interpretive approach. Based on literature reviews and a systematic analysis of current scientific literature,... see more

Thirumeni T Subramaniam, Nur Amalina Diyana Suhaimi, Latifah Abdol Latif , Zorah Abu Kassim, Mansor Fadzil

This study seeks to investigate the readiness levels of adult students studying in Malaysian higher education institutions. The online questionnaire used in this study consists of 18 demographic variables and 43 items based on six constructs: technical co... see more

Kay Oddone, Hilary Hughes, Mandy Lupton

As education becomes increasingly complex, effective continuing professional learning is an important strategy to support teachers in schools. However, current professional development approaches may not meet contemporary teachers’ needs. Seeking to enhan... see more

Hosam Al-Samarraie

Videoconferencing as a learning tool has been widely used among educators and learners in order to induce effective communication between learners and teachers or learners and their peers, especially when face-to-face means are not possible. Different typ... see more

Isabel Gómez-Ramirez, Alejandro Valencia-Arias, Laura Duque

A growing number of higher education institutions have adopted tools to promote mobile learning. However, studies into the driving factors of its adoption are insufficient. This article identifies the aspects that have an effect on the adoption of mobile ... see more

Michael R Brubacher, Fortunate T Silinda

Dropout rates of distance education students is a serious problem for many distance education institutions as well as their students. A psychological factor that is related to dropout is the academic persistence of students, or their intent to finish thei... see more

Royce Kimmons, Enoch W. Hunsaker, J. Evan Jones, McKell Stauffer

This study sought to collect URLs (web addresses) of all K-12 schools in the United States (N = 98,477) and analyze website home page system and service data for all available U.S. institutional websites (n = 65,899). Building upon previous research relat... see more

Tal Soffer, Tali Kahan, Rafi Nachmias

Online academic courses provide students with flexible learning opportunities by allowing them to make choices regarding diverse aspects of their learning process; hence, such courses support personalized learning. This study aimed to analyze the ways stu... see more

Abdelghani Babori, Abdelkarim Zaid, Hicham Fihri Fassi

Over the last decade, several studies have focused on massive open online courses (MOOCs). The synthesis presented here concentrates on these studies and aims to examine the place held by content in these studies, especially those produced between 2012 an... see more

Liwen Chen, Tung Liang Chen, Chen Fang, Li Zhou

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Abdullah Saykili

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Paige Colley, Karen Schouten, Nicole Chabot, Matt Downs, Lauren Anstey, Marc S. Moulin, Ruth E. Martin

Approximately one in 10 employed Canadians worked in health care and social services in 2016. Health professionals perceive life-long learning as an important element of professional life and value flexibility in their continuing education activities. Onl... see more

Sally J. Baldwin, Yu-Hui Ching

The evaluation of online courses is an important step in providing quality online courses. There are a variety of national and statewide evaluation tools used to help guide instructors and course designers of online courses (e.g., Quality Matters, OSCQR).... see more