17 articles in this issue
Rory McGreal
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Shazia K Jan, Panos Vlachopoulos
This paper presents the findings of a study on a fully online Bachelor’s level course in Health Sciences at a European University conducted to explore the influence of learning design on the formation and evolution of different types of communities of lea... see more
Bakare Kazeem Kayode
Rapid development of communication tools has brought about contentious issues in communication management in distance learning (DL) programs. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between communication management indicators, namely, co... see more
Daniëlle Verstegen, Amber Dailey-Hebert, Herco Fonteijn, Geraldine Clarebout, Annemarie Spruijt
Modern learning theories stress the importance of student-centered and self-directed learning. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) supports this by focusing on small group learning centered around authentic problems. PBL, however, usually relies heavily on face-... see more
Marina Lepp, Tauno Palts, Piret Luik, Kaspar Papli, Reelika Suviste, Merilin Säde, Kaspar Hollo, Vello Vaherpuu, Eno Tõnisson
Learning programming has become more and more popular and organizing introductory massive open online courses (MOOCs) on programming can be one way to bring this education to the masses. While programming MOOCs usually use automated assessment to give fee... see more
Stephanie Blackmon
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been described as purposeful educational resources for teaching, open educational initiatives, competency-based learning, and the like. They have also been described as an agent of higher education’s deterioration.... see more
Curtis J. Bonk, Meina Zhu, Minkyoung Kim, Shuya Xu, Najia Sabir, Annisa R Sari
This study explores the activities, tools, and resources that instructors of massive open online courses (MOOCs) use to improve the personalization of their MOOCs. Following email interviews with 25 MOOC and open education leaders regarding MOOC personali... see more
Juan Antonio Valdivia Vázquez, María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya, Jaime Ricardo Valenzuela González
Understanding factors promoting or preventing participants’ completion of a massive open online course (MOOC) is an important research topic, as attrition rates remain high for this environment. Motivation and digital skills have been identified as ... see more
David Wiley, John Levi Hilton III
The term “open pedagogy” has been used in a variety of different ways over the past several decades. In recent years, its use has also become associated with Open Educational Resources (OER). The wide range of competing definitions of open pedagogy, toget... see more
Dongho Kim
The demand for qualified teachers with sufficient pedagogical knowledge and skills is high. However, existing teacher education programs do not provide adequate experiences through which to develop pre-service teachers’ professional foundations. This stud... see more
Wei-Hsi Hung, Pei-Hsuan Hsieh, Yao-De Huang
The use of e-textbooks has become popular in certain countries, yet there is debate in the literature about whether it is advantageous to adopt e-textbooks and if they positively influence students’ learning and performance. Prior studies on the acceptanc... see more
Tami Oliphant, Jennifer Branch-Mueller
This study investigates how time intersects with student learning in Canada’s first, and only, Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) in an online teaching and learning stream. Thirty-two students responded to a survey that asked about the... see more
Mpine Makoe, Thulile Shandu
Academic success depends on the comprehension of a language, which is linked to vocabulary learning. Many distance students in South Africa find it difficult to comprehend learning in a language other than their mother tongue. Finding effective strategies... see more
Sha Zhu, Harrison Hao Yang, Jason MacLeod, Yinghui Shi, Di Wu
This study explored parents’ and students’ attitudes toward tablet usage in a formal educational setting. A total of 212 students from four 7th-grade classes, along with 145 of their parents, responded to the Tablet Acceptance Questionnaire. Quantitative ... see more
Fengliang Li
The returns of traditional face-to-face education are widely analyzed, but there is a need for empirical studies on the returns of distance education. Further, comparative studies on returns of both traditional and distance education using high-quality da... see more
Nelson R. Jorge, Martijn Ouwehand