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Integrating MOOCs into Traditional UK Higher Education: Lessons Learnt from MOOC-Blend Practitioners
de Lima Guedes, Karla K. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Tertiary teaching is going through transformations as a result of web affordances, open access, and online learning platforms, such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Some academics are taking advantage of MOOCs by integrating them into their teaching practice. This study investigates why some UK lecturers are blending MOOCs into their…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Education, Technology Integration, Higher Education
Kershnee Sevnarayan – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
This study explores the dynamics of ChatGPT on perceptions and challenges encountered by students and lecturers in a South African open distance e-learning [ODeL] university. It investigates whether ChatGPT disrupts traditional perceptions of online distance education held by students and lecturers and identifies specific functions and features of…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Synchronous Communication, Open Education
Ozdemir, Durmus; Ugur, Mehmet Emin – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2021
The aim of this study is to present a model proposal on determining the student participation rate in synchronous courses given in Learning Management Systems (LMS). Especially in situations where equal opportunities cannot be provided or opportunities are limited, distance education provides benefits for learning anytime and anywhere (ubiquitous…
Descriptors: Attendance, Distance Education, Online Courses, Open Education
Lee, Tien Tien; Taha, Hafsah; Sharif, Aisyah Mohamad; Rahim, Nurulsaidah Abdul – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2021
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is a new trend in flexible education due to its flexibility to study anything, anywhere and anytime. It has the potential to attract a huge number of learners to study courses unlimitedly via the online platform. This is a design and development study where a Chemistry MOOC was developed in an OpenLearning…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Education, Electronic Learning, Learning Modules
Maré, Suné; Mutezo, Ashley Teedzwi – Open Learning, 2021
Unisa has embraced the use of online learning and e-tutoring as a new approach to teaching and learning in an ODeL environment. According to the Community of Inquiry Theory, a learning community is important to enhance the social, cognitive and teaching presences for online learning to achieve student success. Online e-tutor and student…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Tutoring, Tutors, Teaching Assistants
van Wyk, Micheal M. – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to explore student teachers' views related to the online academic support e-tools used under the COVID-19 lockdown. Design/methodology/approach: Mapping a pragmatic research approach, an explanatory mixed methods design was used for the study. Findings: Empirical evidence revealed that student teachers were satisfied and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Paul D. Miller; Michael A. Mills – Teaching and Learning Excellence through Scholarship, 2022
In this article, Montgomery College discusses the adoption of H5P, a free and open-source content collaboration framework based on JavaScript that was used in substitute paid practice opportunities for students in Spanish 101 and 102. Utilizing a participatory action research model, three faculty and 47 students collaborated to inform the design,…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Educational Resources, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Bozkurt, Aras – Distance Education, 2019
Distance education (DE) is a constantly evolving and advancing field, and as such, its intellectual network and dynamics need to be investigated and explored. In this regard, this study reviewed a total of 1685 articles and 51,940 references through social network analysis for a bibliometric examination of the DE field. The findings indicate that…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Open Education, Bibliometrics, Interdisciplinary Approach
Kim, Dongho; Lee, In-Heok; Park, Joo-Ho – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
Open educational resources (OERs) are increasingly adopted in non-formal education contexts. However, little research has been conducted to investigate the self-directed learning patterns of non-formal learners using OERs. A lack of knowledge about non-formal learners precludes discussions on how to support their self-regulated learning in open…
Descriptors: Nonformal Education, Independent Study, Open Educational Resources, Open Education
Ntuli, C. H. S.; Gumbo, Mishack T. – Perspectives in Education, 2019
The facilitation of learning by tutors is a worldwide phenomenon that is supported by most open and distance learning (ODL) institutions. It is a strategy employed to achieve academic success. This qualitative intrinsic case study explored the views of tutors at the University of South Africa (Unisa) about the implementation of the Integrated…
Descriptors: Tutors, Teacher Attitudes, Open Education, Distance Education
Small, Janet; Deacon, Andrew; Walji, Sukaina; Jaffer, Tasneem; Jawitz, Jeff – Open Praxis, 2019
Our research explores the experience of adults looking for flexible online learning opportunities that intersect with university study. We interviewed 58 people living in 14 African countries who have taken a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) developed by the University of Cape Town. The interview data reveals diverse uses of MOOCs in workplace…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Adult Education, Adult Students, Foreign Countries
Pliushch, Valentyna – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2018
The article analyzes global trends in the development of teacher education with the aim to improve the education system in Ukraine and presents a comparative and pedagogical study on the concepts of teacher education development in Europe, in particular Great Britain and Germany. It was found that conceptual and methodological fundamentals of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Teacher Education, Faculty Development
Nerantzi, Chrissi – Open Praxis, 2018
This paper reports on the design and development of an empirical cross-boundary, collaborative open learning framework for cross-institutional academic development. The framework is one of the key outputs of a phenomenographic study into the lived experience of open learners in two open cross-institutional courses. Data was collected through…
Descriptors: Physics, Interdisciplinary Approach, Case Studies, Higher Education
Gumbs, Nikkia; Martin, Allison – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
This case study focused on the Open Campus™ initiative at Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC). Open Campus™ is the nation's first free, online, non-credit, developmental, cross-curricular course portal. The courses are self-directed and can be utilized by anyone with an internet connection, regardless of the Bossier Parish affiliation. In the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Open Education, Educational Innovation
Li, Kam Cheong – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2018
This paper offers a summary of the developments that open learning has gone through, from the stages before e-learning emerged to when it carved out a niche position. It first analyzes how open learning moved through five stages, and identifies the characteristics and dominant technology at each stage. The five stages cover the period from…
Descriptors: Open Education, Electronic Learning, Definitions, Educational Development