17 articles in this issue
Firas Moosvi, Stefan Reinsberg, Georg Rieger
In this article, we examine whether an inquiry-based, hands-on physics lab can be delivered effectively as a distance lab. In science and engineering, hands-on distance labs are rare and open-ended project labs in physics have not been reported in the lit... see more
Donggil Song, Marilyn Rice, Eun Young Oh
Online learning environments could be well understood as a multifaceted phenomenon affected by different aspects of learner participation including synchronous/asynchronous interactions. The aim of this study was to investigate learners’ participation in ... see more
Peter E. Williams, Natalie Wall, Wade Fish
Adult professionals enroll in online graduate programs and rely on social support and on their ability to self-regulate to be successful. The literature on academic self-regulation among emerging adults (traditional college age) is ample, but we do not kn... see more
Richard F Heller, Judith Strobl, Rajan Madhok
People’s Open Access Education Initiative (Peoples-uni, http://peoples-uni.org) aims to contribute to improvements in the health of populations in low- to middle-income countries by building public health capacity via e-learning at affordable cost. We des... see more
Jered Borup, Shea Walters, Meagan Call-Cummings
With the rapid growth of K-12 online learning opportunities, calls have come for more and better parental engagement to improve student engagement and reduce student attrition. In this article, we drew from a larger study to share rich narratives from thr... see more
Tami Im, Minseok Kang
The purpose of this study is to identify relationships of learners’ achievement goal orientation, self-regulation, test-anxiety, self-efficacy, participation, satisfaction, and achievement in online learning environments in Korea. A total of 1,832 student... see more
Sonia Santoveña Casal
The main objective of this study was to analyse the influence of social media participation on academic performance. The sample consisted of 1960 students taking one of two courses at undergraduate or postgraduate level, respectively (Faculty of Education... see more
Rima Al Tawil
Does nonverbal communication exist in asynchronous, text-based online education? It is commonly believed that it does not due to the absence of body language and paralanguage. An examination of the definitions and forms of nonverbal cues suggests the poss... see more
Virginia Rodés, Adriana Gewerc-Barujel, Martín Llamas-Nistal
The Open Education movement has made efforts to systematise experiences and to evaluate the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER). However, OER adoption is not part of the prevailing paradigm in higher education, both at the global level and in Lat... see more
Huimei Delgado, Michael Delgado, John Hilton III
Open educational resources (OER), which are free and openly licensed educational materials, have been a widely discussed topic in response to high textbook costs, the need for more pedagogical flexibility, and inequality in access to educational materials... see more
Kerrie A Douglas, Mitchell W. Zielinski, Hillary Merzdorf, Heidi A Diefes-Dux, Peter Bermel
Improving STEM MOOC evaluation requires an understanding of the current state of STEM MOOC evaluation, as perceived by all stakeholders. To this end, we investigated what kinds of information STEM MOOC instructors currently use to evaluate their cou... see more
Bruno Poellhuber, Normand Roy, Ibtihel Bouchoucha
As the offer of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) continues to grow around the world, a great deal of MOOC research has focused on their low success rates and used indicators that might be more appropriate for traditional degree-seeking students than fo... see more
Mohamed Amine Chatti, Arham Muslim
Personalization is crucial for achieving smart learning environments in different lifelong learning contexts. There is a need to shift from one-size-fits-all systems to personalized learning environments that give control to the learners. Recently, learni... see more
Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena, Philippus Marthinus Uys, Seilosehina Fifita
In the race towards achieving the Education 2030 agenda, open educational resources (OER) act as a key enabler for sustainable development goal 4 (SDG4). Leading to the 2014 Regional Focal Points Meeting, Commonwealth of Learning’s (COL) Focal Point for T... see more
Azarias A Mavropoulos, Aikaterini Sipitanou, Anastasia Pampouri
This article presents the implementation and the evaluation of the blended learning program Training of Lifelong Learning Adult Trainers, which was organized by the Center of Training and Lifelong Learning of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Gr... see more
Rory McGreal
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Ünal ÇAKIROGLU, Mehmet KOKOÇ, Seyfullah GÖKOGLU, Mücahit ÖZTÜRK, Fatih ERDOGDU
In an effort to understand trends in open and distance education more comprehensively, this study aims to identify the research trends, major concepts, and cutoff points in the articles published between 2009 and 2016. From five major peer-reviewed journa... see more