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Linda Amrane-Cooper, Editor; David Baume, Editor; Stephen Brown, Editor; Stylianos Hatzipanagos, Editor; Philip Powell, Editor; Sarah Sherman, Editor; Alan Tait, Editor – UCL Press, 2023
Learning at a distance and learning online are growing in scale and importance in higher education, presenting opportunities for large scale, inclusive, flexible and engaging learning. These modes of learning swept the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The many challenges of providing effective education online and remotely have been…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Pandemics, COVID-19
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Jemni, Mohamed, Ed.; Kinshuk, Ed.; Khribi, Mohamed Koutheair, Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2017
This book focuses on the emerging phenomenon of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which are changing the fundamental underpinning of educational systems worldwide and forcing educators and other stakeholders to re-think the way instruction is currently conducted. It examines the origins of MOOCs within the context of the open education…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Educational Resources, Online Courses, Technology Uses in Education
Simpson, Ormond – 2002
This document is designed to assist practitioners in the United Kingdom and elsewhere who are involved in recruiting and teaching students in open and distance learning (ODL) or e-learning environments. The following are among the specific topics discussed: (1) models and definitions; (2) background to student support; (3) nonacademic student…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Access to Education
Tait, Alan, Ed.; Mills, Roger, Ed. – 2003
This book contains 16 papers on learner support in distance education in an international context. The following papers are included: "Constructivism or Confucianism? We Have the Technology, Now What Shall We Do With It?" (Louise Aylward); "Exploring Informal Study Groups in a South African Teacher Education Programme" (Carol…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Change Strategies