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The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

Apr 04, 2017 Volume 18, Number 2

Editors

Rory McGreal; Dianne Conrad

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Table of Contents

Number of articles: 14

  1. Reaching Students in Online Courses Using Alternative Formats

    Patricia Fidalgo, Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Joan Thormann, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, US, Morocco

    This research was conducted to explore whether students enrolled in graduate level courses found some Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies useful and if they actually used them. The... More

  2. A Team of Instructors’ Use of Social Presence, Teaching Presence, and Attitudinal Dissonance Strategies: An Animal Behaviour and Welfare MOOC

    Sunnie Watson, William Watson, Shamila Janakiraman & Jennifer Richardson, Purdue University

    This case study examined a team of instructors\u2019 use of social presence, teaching presence, and attitudinal dissonance in a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on Animal Behaviour and Welfare ... More

  3. Examining MOOCs: A Comparative Study among Educational Technology Experts in Traditional and Open Universities

    Nati Cabrera, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; Maite Fernndez Ferrer, Universitat de Barcelona

    The proliferation of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in recent years has generated much debate. MOOCs have been presented as technology-based educational practices, but many researchers... More

  4. Rethinking Distance Tutoring in e-Learning Environments: A Study of the Priority of Roles and Competencies of Open University Tutors in China

    Shuang Li, Jingjing Zhang, Chen Yu & Li Chen, Beijing Normal University

    This study aims to identify the priority of the roles and competencies of tutors working in the e-learning environments where the tutors are experiencing the changes brought by reforming... More

  5. Student Voices on the Roles of Instructors in Asynchronous Learning Environments in the 21st Century

    Pilar Gmez-Rey & Elena Barbera, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; Francisco Fernndez-Navarro, Universidad Loyola Andaluca

    This paper determines which instructional roles and outputs are important in the 21st century from the perspective of students in asynchronous learning environments. This research work uses a... More

  6. Analysis of Time-on-Task, Behavior Experiences, and Performance in Two Online Courses with Different Authentic Learning Tasks

    Sanghoon Park, University of South Florida

    This paper reports the findings of a comparative analysis of online learner behavioral interactions, time-on-task, attendance, and performance at different points throughout a semester (beginning, ... More

  7. A Survey of the Collaboration Rate of Authors in the E-Learning Subject Area over a 10-Year Period (2005-2014) Using Web of Science

    Aeen Mohammadi, Shadi Asadzandi & Shiva Malgard

    Partnership is one of the mechanisms of scientific development, and scientific collaboration or co-authorship is considered a key element in the progress of science. This study is a survey with a... More

  8. The Effects of Lecture Diversity on Germane Load

    Jamie Costley; Christopher Lange, Joongbu University

    An important aspect of MOOCs is the way students interact with video lectures. Instruction provided through video lectures should focus on ways to increase germane cognitive load, which directly... More

  9. Using the Community of Inquiry Framework to Scaffold Online Tutoring

    Xiaoying Feng, Jingjing Xie & Yue Liu, Beijing Normal University

    Tutoring involves providing learners with a suitable level of structure and guidance to support their learning. This study reports on an exploration of how to design such structure and guidance (i.... More

  10. Networked Scholarship and Motivations for Social Media use in Scholarly Communication

    Stefania Manca, Institute of Educational Technology National Research Council of Italy; Maria Ranieri, Department of Education and Psychology University of Florence

    Research on scholars\u2019 use of social media suggests that these sites are increasingly being used to enhance scholarly communication by strengthening relationships, facilitating collaboration... More

  11. Why Study on a MOOC? The Motives of Students and Professionals

    Colin Milligan, Glasgow Caledonian University; Allison Littlejohn, The Open University

    Massive Open Online Courses have emerged as a popular mechanism for independent learners to acquire new knowledge and skills; however, the challenge of learning online without dedicated tutor... More

  12. The Changing Role of the Educational Video in Higher Distance Education

    Wolfram Laaser, freeConsultant former "Akademischer Direktor" FernUniversitt in Hagen, Germany; Eduardo Toloza, "Universidad Nacional de Catamarca"

    The article argues that the ongoing usage of audio visual media is falling behind in terms of educational quality compared to prior achievements in the history of distance education. After... More

  13. The RISE Framework: Using Learning Analytics to Automatically Identify Open Educational Resources for Continuous Improvement

    Robert Bodily, Rob Nyland & David Wiley, Brigham Young University

    The RISE (Resource Inspection, Selection, and Enhancement) Framework is a framework supporting the continuous improvement of open educational resources (OER). The framework is an automated process ... More

  14. Review and Content Analysis of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance/Distributed Learning (2000–2015)

    Olaf Zawacki-Richter, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg; Uthman Alturki & Ahmed Aldraiweesh, King Saud University

    This paper presents a review of distance education literature published in the International Review of Research in Open and Distance/Distributed Learning (IRRODL) to describe the status thereof and... More