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The Value of Educational Microcredentials in Open Access Online Education: A Doctoral Education Case
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Direct linkMindel van de Laar; Richard E. West; Paris Cosma; Dennis Katwal; Cristina Mancigotti – Open Learning, 2024
This research explores the effect of implementing educational open microcredentials on student motivation, engagement, and completion in open access online courses. Our case study reviews the impact on the Community of Learning for African PhD Fellows, a capacity-building project supporting PhD fellows in Sub-Saharan Africa. It builds on an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fellowships, Doctoral Students, Open Education
Ofoegbu, Onyema Theresa; Asogwa, Uche Donatus; Ogbonna, Chimaobi Samuel – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
With increased emphasis on accessibility and quality education in tertiary institutions, open and distance learning (ODL) is occupying the center stage in Nigeria. Open educational resources (OERs) is becoming a valuable alternative to improving access to high-quality educational content released under open licenses by outstanding universities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Distance Education, Open Education
Download full textMorgan, Tannis – Open Praxis, 2019
In their role as support to faculty in the course development process, Instructional Designers (IDs) can play an important part in alleviating some of the well-known barriers of open education practices (OEP): faculty time, institutional or faculty resistance to change, and institutional support for faculty (Annand & Jensen, 2017; Barker et…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Open Education, Barriers, Curriculum Development
Jitpaisarnwattana, Napat; Reinders, Hayo; Darasawang, Pornapit – JALT CALL Journal, 2021
This study examines how 136 language learners interacted with other learners in and out of a Language MOOC on English presentation. It also investigates the learner-reported reasons that encourage them to interact, and that prevent them from interacting with other learners. The results demonstrate that the level of learner-learner interaction was…
Descriptors: Interaction, Open Education, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Bonk, Curtis J.; Lee, Mimi Miyoung – Journal of Learning for Development, 2017
This research targeted the learning preferences, goals and motivations, achievements, challenges, and possibilities for life change of self-directed online learners enrolled in a massive open online course (MOOC) related to online teaching hosted by Blackboard using CourseSites. Data collection included a 40-item survey, of which 159 MOOC…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement, Independent Study, Open Education
