By Nicola Jenvey. The open and distance learning – or ODL – vision of accessible, low-cost, high-quality provision has never been more relevant, as conventional higher education the world over continues to be beset by access, cost and productivity challenges. Read more...
EUA Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications
The roadmap is the fruit of a close collaboration with the EUA Expert Group on Science 2.0/Open Science and is a key element of EUA’s long-term vision, which was also endorsed by the Council, to support its members in the transition towards Open Science. More...
Open Access: EUA’s latest initiatives
The NWO workshop, which took place from 21 to 22 March 2016 in The Hague was another important initiative aimed at accelerating the transition towards Open Access. Professor Martine Rahier, Vice-President of EUA, participated in the event, highlighting the Association’s ongoing work in the area of Open Science, particularly the “EUA Open Access Roadmap for Research Publications”. More...
Issues and Challenges in Open and Distance e-Learning: Perspectives from the Philippines
Rapid advances in information and communications technology in the digital age have brought about significant changes in the practice of distance education (DE) worldwide. DE practitioners in the Philippines’ open university have coined the term ‘open and distance e-learning’ (ODeL) to refer to the new forms of DE, which are characterised by the convergence of an open learning philosophy, DE pedagogies, and e-learning technologies. More...
Comparative Analysis of Pedagogical Strategies Across Disciplines in Open Distance Learning at UnisaODL at Unisa
Re-engineering technological strategies in teaching and learning in an open distance learning (ODL) environment is paramount as the demand for access to quality higher education escalates drastically on a year to year basis. More...
IRRODL (International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning) - Vol 17, No 1 (2016)
Special Issue: Research Papers in Online Learning Performance and Behaviour
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Research Papers in Online Learning Performance and Behaviour
Chia-Wen Tsai
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Research Articles
Chen-Wei Hsieh, Sherry Y. Chen
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Using Positive Visual Stimuli to Lighten The Online Learning Experience through In Class Questioning
Chia-Hung Lai, Ming-Chi Liu, Chia-Ju Liu, Yueh-Min Huang
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Johannes Naumann, Ladislao Salmerón
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Xusen Cheng, Xueyin Wang, Jianqing Huang, Alex Zarifis
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Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun, Yu-Ting Wu
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Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Bridget Hamre, Amy Roberts, Kathy Neesen
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Miroslava Raspopovic, Svetlana Cvetanovic, Aleksandar Jankulovic
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Muhammad Ayub Buzdar, Akhtar Ali, Riaz Ul Haq Tariq
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Janine Lim
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Piret Luik, Merle Taimalu
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Il-Hyun Jo, Yeonjeong Park, Meehyun Yoon, Hanall Sung
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Chin Lay Gan, Vimala Balakrishnan
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Setting-up a European Cross-Provider Data Collection on Open Online Courses
While MOOCS have emerged as a new form of open online education around the world, research is stilling lagging behind to come up with a sound theoretical basis that can cover the impact of socio-economic background variables, ICT competences, prior experiences and lifelong learning profile, variance in intentions, environmental influences, outcome expectations, learning experience and economic return on taking and completing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). More...
IRRODL (International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning) - Vol 16, No 6 (2015)
Special Issue: Towards a European perspective on Massive Open Online Courses
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Editorial – Volume 16, Issue Number 6
Markus Deimann, Sebastian Vogt
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Research Articles
Matthias Rohs, Mario Ganz
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Robert Schuwer, Ines Gil Jaurena, Cengiz Hakan Aydin, Eamon Costello, Christian Dalsgaard, Mark Brown, Darco Jansen, Antonio Teixeira
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Abram Anders
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Marco Kalz, Karel Kreijns, Jaap Walhout, Jonatan Castaño-Munoz, Anna Espasa, Edmundo Tovar
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Christian Dalsgaard, Klaus Thestrup
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Mark Brown, Eamon Costello, Enda Donlon, Mairead Nic Giolla-Mhichil
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Darco Jansen, Robert Schuwer, Antonio Teixeira, Cengiz Hakan Aydin
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Anders Norberg, Åsa Händel, Per Ödling
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José Coelho, António Teixeira, Paula Nicolau, Sandra Caeiro, Vitor Rocio
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Marta Ruiz Costa-jussà, Lluis Formiga, Oriol Torrillas, Jordi Petit, José Adrián Rodríguez Fonollosa
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OER Quality and Adaptation in K-12: Comparing Teacher Evaluations of Copyright-Restricted, Open, and Open/Adapted Textbooks
Conducted in conjunction with an institute on open textbook adaptation, this study compares textbook evaluations from practicing K-12 classroom teachers (n = 30) on three different types of textbooks utilized in their contexts: copyright-restricted, open, and open/adapted. More...