The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
Apr 04, 2017 Volume 18, Number 2
Editors
Rory McGreal; Dianne Conrad
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 14
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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