The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
Feb 14, 2013 Volume 14, Number 1
Editors
Rory McGreal; Dianne Conrad
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 14
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Green curriculum: Sustainable learning in higher education
Willa Louw, University of South aFRICA
The United Nations (UN) constituted 2005–2014 as the decade for educational sustainable development when bridges have to be built between academic institutions and their communities. In this... More
pp. 1-15
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A predictive study of student satisfaction in online education programs
Yu-Chun Kuo, Jackson State University; Andrew Walker & Brian Belland, Utah State University; Kerstin Schroder, University of Alabama at Birmingham
This paper is intended to investigate the degree to which interaction and other predictors contribute to student satisfaction in online learning settings. This was a preliminary study towards a... More
pp. 16-39
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On-the-job e-learning: Workers' attitudes and perceptions
Josep-Maria Batalla-Busquets & Carmen Pacheco-Bernal, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
The use of e-learning for on-the-job training has grown exponentially in the last decade due to it being accepted by people in charge of businesses. Few papers have explored virtual training from... More
pp. 40-64
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An OER architecture framework: Need and design
Pankaj Khanna & P Basak, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Maidangarhi, New Delhi 110068, India
This paper describes an open educational resources (OER) architecture framework that would bring significant improvements in a well-structured and systematic way to the educational practices of... More
pp. 65-83
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Development of ODL in a newly industrialised country according to face-to-face contact, ICT, and e-readiness
J van Zyl & Christoffel Els, School of Continuing Teacher Education, North-West University; A Blignaut, School of Continuing Teacher Education, North-West University.
A large number of unqualified and under-qualified in-service teachers are holding back socio-economical development in South Africa, a newly industrialized country. Open and distance learning (ODL)... More
pp. 84-105
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Employability in online higher education: A case study
Ana Silva; Pedro Lourtie, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal)., Portugal; Luisa Aires, Universidade Aberta (Portugal), Portugal
Over the past 15 years, learning in distance education universities has become more interactive, flexible, collaborative, and participative. Nevertheless, some accounts have highlighted the... More
pp. 106-125
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Identifying barriers to the remix of translated open educational resources
Tel Amiel, UNICAMP
Remix is touted as one of the most important practices within the field of open educational resources (OER). But remixing is still not mainstream practice in education and the barriers and... More
pp. 126-144
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Uses of published research: An exploratory case study
Patrick Fahy, Athabasca University - Canada's Open University, Canada
Academic publications are too often ignored by other researchers. There are various reasons: Researchers know that conclusions may eventually be proved wrong; publications are sometimes retracted; ... More
pp. 145-166
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A framework for developing competencies in open and distance e-learning
Patricia Arinto, University of the Philippines - Open University
Many open universities and distance education institutions have shifted from a predominantly print-based mode of delivery to an online mode characterised by the use of virtual learning environments... More
pp. 167-185
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Peer Portal: Quality enhancement in thesis writing using self-managed peer review on a mass scale
Naghmeh Aghaee & Henrik Hansson, Stockholm University
This paper describes a specially developed online peer-review system, the Peer Portal, and the first results of its use for quality enhancement of bachelor’s and master’s thesis manuscripts. The... More
pp. 186-203
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Learning in multiple communities from the perspective of knowledge capital
Hayriye Ozturk, University of Ankara; Huseyin Ozcinar, Pamukkale University
In a learning system, multiple communities represent a networked structure of learning experiences. Individuals belong to multiple communities connected though complex relationships consisting of... More
pp. 204-221
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A multimedia approach to ODL for agricultural training in Cambodia
Helena Grunfeld, Victoria University, Melbourne; Maria Ng, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Singapore Branch
Open distance learning (ODL) has long been an important option for formal and non-formal education (NFE) in most developed and developing countries, but less so in post-conflict countries,... More
pp. 222-238
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Automatic evaluation for e-learning using latent semantic analysis: A use case
Mireia Farrús, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Marta R. Costa-jussà, Barcelona Media Innovation Center
Assessment in education allows for obtaining, organizing, and presenting information about how much and how well the student is learning. The current paper aims at analysing and discussing some of ... More
pp. 239-254
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“Opening” a new kind of school: The story of the Open High School of Utah
DeLaina Tonks & Sarah Weston, Open High School of Utah; David Wiley, Brigham Young University; Michael Barbour, Wayne State University
The use of online learning at the primary and secondary school level is growing exponentially in the United States. Much of this growth is with full-time online schools, most of which are operated ... More
pp. 255-271
