The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
Aug 15, 2014 Volume 15, Number 4
Editors
Rory McGreal; Dianne Conrad
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 29
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To Enhance Collaborative Learning and Practice Network Knowledge with a Virtualization Laboratory and Online Synchronous Discussion
Wu-Yuin Hwang, Chaknarin Kongcharoen & Gheorghita Ghinea
Recently, various computer networking courses have included additional laboratory classes in order to enhance students' learning achievement. However, these classes need to establish a... More
pp. 113-137
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Crowdteaching: Supporting Teaching as Designing in Collective Intelligence Communities
Mimi Recker, Min Yuan & Lei Ye
The widespread availability of high-quality Web-based content offers new potential for supporting teachers as designers of curricula and classroom activities. When coupled with a participatory Web ... More
pp. 138-160
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Analyzing the Effect of Learning Styles and Study Habits of Distance Learners on Learning Performances: A Case of an Introductory Programming Course
Ünal Çakiroglu
This study examined the relationships among learning styles, study habits, and learning performances in an online programming language course. Sixty-two sophomore students who enrolled in an online... More
pp. 161-185
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An Investigation into the Management of Online Teaching and Learning Spaces: A Case Study Involving Graduate Research Students
Rohan Jowallah
This research evaluates the strategies implemented to support the research activities of postgraduate students pursuing online master's programs in the University of the West Indies Open... More
pp. 186-198
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Two Perspectives on E-Learning Design: A Synopsis of a U.S. and a European Analysis
Stefanie A. Hillen & Melodee Landis
This article seeks to examine e-learning design arising from two educational traditions: the United States of America and Europe. The research question is: Broadly, what kinds of pedagogy,... More
pp. 199-225
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Towards Development of OER Derived Custom-Built Open Textbooks: A Baseline Survey of University Teachers at the University of the South Pacific
Deepak Prasad & Tsuyoshi Usagawa
Textbook prices have soared over the years, with several studies revealing many university students are finding it difficult to afford textbooks. Fortunately, two innovations--open educational... More
pp. 226-247
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Characteristics and Activities of Teachers on Distance Learning Programs That Affect Their Ratings
Svetlana M. Stanišic Stojic, Gordana Dobrijevic, Nemanja Stanišic & Nenad Stanic
This paper presents an analysis of teachers' ratings on distance learning undergraduate study programs: 7,156 students enrolled in traditional and 528 students enrolled in distance learning... More
pp. 248-262
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Learning in an Introductory Physics MOOC: All Cohorts Learn Equally, Including an On-Campus Class
Kimberly F. Colvin, John Champaign, Alwina Liu, Qian Zhou, Colin Fredericks & David E. Pritchard
We studied student learning in the MOOC 8.MReV Mechanics ReView, run on the edX.org open source platform. We studied learning in two ways. We administered 13 conceptual questions both before and... More
pp. 263-283
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Educational Triage in Open Distance Learning: Walking a Moral Tightrope
Paul Prinsloo & Sharon Slade
Higher education, and more specifically, distance education, is in the midst of a rapidly changing environment. Higher education institutions increasingly rely on the harvesting and analyses of... More
pp. 306-331