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Gynther, Karsten – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2016
The research project has developed a design framework for an adaptive MOOC that complements the MOOC format with blended learning. The design framework consists of a design model and a series of learning design principles which can be used to design in-service courses for teacher professional development. The framework has been evaluated by…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Blended Learning, Professional Development, Research Projects
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Dimou, Helen; Kameas, Achilles – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to present a model for the quality assurance of digital educational material that is appropriate for adult education. The proposed model adopts the software quality standard ISO/IEC 9126 and takes into account adult learning theories, Bloom's taxonomy of learning objectives and two instructional design models: Kolb's model…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Cognitive Style, Adult Education
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Dominguez Figaredo, Daniel – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
Web literacy refers to the skills and competencies people need in order to function in societies connected through the Internet. Many of the frameworks for understanding the components of web literacy are limited in value because they rely on conceptual definitions. They do not take into consideration the social practices governing the use and…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Skill Development, Open Education, Media Literacy
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Atherton, Mirella – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
Confidence levels of students enrolled in open access programs and undergraduate courses were measured at the University of Newcastle. The open access science students aimed to gain access to undergraduate studies in various disciplines at University. The undergraduate students were enrolled in a variety of degrees and were surveyed during their…
Descriptors: College Programs, Undergraduate Students, Self Efficacy, Chemistry
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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
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Singh, Rajiv Kumar; Mahapatra, Sukanta Kumar – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2019
The main challenges for education of disabled learners are identifying and serving these learners in India and raising the quality of education for them. While inclusion of children with disabilities into mainstream education has been challenging due to various policy constraints and gaps in implementation, the paper discusses how National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Deafness
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Babcock, Ashley; Lehan, Tara; Hussey, Heather D. – Learning Assistance Review, 2019
A needs assessment was conducted at a learning center at one completely online institution to understand administrator, faculty, and student perceptions of the center's services and resources to uncover gaps between the current state and intended outcomes (personalized support, clarity of services, and shared accountability for student success).…
Descriptors: Learning Centers (Classroom), Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Needs Assessment
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Croft, Benjamin; Brown, Monica – Distance Education, 2020
Open education has long been forwarded as a producer of equity. However, there currently exists a lack of critical engagement with issues of justice in open educational practices (OEP). Although the affordances of open education have potential for increasing equity, creating knowledge alongside learners is inherently rife with complexities for…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Social Justice, Equal Education, Open Education
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Gabaree, Lily; Rodeghiero, Carolina; Presicce, Carmelo; Rusk, Natalie; Jain, Rupal – Information and Learning Sciences, 2020
Purpose: Open online courses have expanded opportunities for people to learn remotely. However, few online experiences offer participants ways to create projects and actively engage with course materials while developing meaningful personal connections with one another. The purpose of this paper is to share strategies implemented in a large online…
Descriptors: Creativity, Online Courses, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Maseko, Simon S.; Esampally, Chandraiah; Mthethwa-Kunene, Khetsiwe E.; Dlamini-Nxumalo, Nkhululeko – Commonwealth of Learning, 2020
The benefits and facilities of online learning at school level all over the world were not fully realised until the COVID-19 pandemic forced educational institutions to explore the possibilities of teaching-learning through online measures. During the lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Open Schooling (OS) using online learning as a method of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, COVID-19, Distance Education
Commonwealth of Learning, 2021
COL's mission is to help governments, institutions and organisations expand the scale, efficiency and quality of learning by using appropriate open, distance and technology-based approaches. In 2021-2027, COL will: i) build on its expertise in ODL, OER and TEL to play a more influential role in national policy development and implementation; ii)…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Strategic Planning, Educational Quality, Educational Change
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Rizwan, Sidra; Masrur, Rehana – Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, 2018
This research paper aimed to study the prevailing levels of instructional planning and strategies according to three criteria i) Comprehension, ii) Behavior iii) Performance possessed by the teachers in secondary schools, the relationship among the prevailing levels of the three criteria of instructional planning and strategies of teachers…
Descriptors: Open Education, Distance Education, Instructional Development, Secondary School Teachers
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Friðriksdóttir, Kolbrún – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
This article presents an analysis of tracking data collected over eight years on 43,000 users on "Icelandic Online (IOL)," seven open, guided online courses in Icelandic as a second language. The main objective in this study is to (a) map out retention for all the "IOL" courses, (b) compare retention on the same course…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Karunanayaka, Shironica P.; Naidu, Som; Rajendra, J. C. N.; Ariadurai, S. A. – Open Praxis, 2018
There is growing interest in the adoption of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices (OEP) in a variety of contexts. Continuing professional development (CPD) among practitioners in the effective adoption of OER and OEP is critical in this scenario. Massive open online courses (MOOCs), which also grew as part of the open…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Online Courses, Adoption (Ideas), Educational Resources
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Béché, Emmanuel – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
This article is a literature review on open distance learnings (ODL) in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (FSSA). The state of research on this question highlights many topics, such as the supporting reasons for the creation of ODL systems and their potentials. Success, difficulties, and issues linked to their implementation also hold a crucial place…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Open Education, Foreign Countries, Self Concept
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