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Billett, Stephen; Leow, Anthony; Chua, Shuyi; Le, Anh H. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated an unprecedented education crisis, causing severe disruption to global education systems. One consequence has been an increased demand for online educational platforms, leading to a shift from face-to-face to online teaching. This was the case in Singapore where online educational provisions were quickly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Continuing Education, Training, Electronic Learning
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Ho, Yan Yin; Yeo, Eun-Young; Wijaya, Dhaniah Suhana Binte Mohammad – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
The increasing number of adult learners in higher education is a trend that has been observed in recent years. An impetus for this trend is the need for upskilling and re-skilling in order to stay relevant and employable in today's world of globalised knowledge. However, finding uninterrupted blocks of time to study in adult learners' busy…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Technology, Undergraduate Students, Learning Activities
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Schmidt-Jones, Catherine Anne – International Journal of Music Education, 2017
There is currently considerable interest in strengthening the connections between formal music education and informal, self-motivated music practices. Participants in this study were adults who were self-motivated to learn formal music concepts, but had encountered barriers to doing so independently. The study offered them individual online…
Descriptors: Music Education, Informal Education, Self Motivation, Adults
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Jung, Insung – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
In recent years, local and global for-profit e-learning providers have expanded in Asia. A combination of factors has encouraged such development: The accelerating roll-out of technology, the availability of sophisticated learning management systems, and the high growth rates of Internet usage by the 510 million or so Asians who now represent 39%…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Proprietary Schools, Electronic Learning, Higher Education
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Toon, Andrew John; Samir, Attallah; Kheng, Jennifer Huang Mui; Chew, Lim Kin; Vythilingam, Moorthy; Kiat, Stephen Low Wee – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the blended learning preferences under which adult students study mathematics, electronics and industry certificate examinations like project management and e-SAP (systems, applications and products). Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on four case studies in mathematics,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Blended Learning