Par Eric Béal. Les baromètres sociaux et autre engagement surveys fleurissent dans les grandes entreprises. Une étude réalisée par l'université Paris Dauphine permet de mieux cerner ces pratiques. Voir l'article...
Pôle emploi rebat les cartes de ses prestataires
Par Eric Béal. Fin du suspense. Les organismes privés de placement attendaient avec impatience les résultats de l’appel d’offres de Pôle emploi portant sur le renouvellement des marchés d’accompagnement des demandeurs d’emploi. Voir l'article...
Les femmes ont-elles leur place dans l’industrie ?
Par Eric Béal. A l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la femme, l’association Elle bougent, créée pour inciter les jeunes filles à s’engager dans les filières scientifiques et technologiques et lutter contre les stéréotypes de genre dans l’industrie, dévoile les résultats d’une enquête menée par l’institut CSA sur « les femmes, l’industrie, la technologie et l’innovation ». Voir l'article...
A Systematic Analysis and Synthesis of the Empirical MOOC Literature Published in 2013–2015
A deluge of empirical research became available on MOOCs in 2013–2015 and this research is available in disparate sources. This paper addresses a number of gaps in the scholarly understanding of MOOCs and presents a comprehensive picture of the literature by examining the geographic distribution, publication outlets, citations, data collection and analysis methods, and research strands of empirical research focusing on MOOCs during this time period. More...
E-learning in Mongolian Higher Education
This paper reviews the e-learning course development in selected universities of Mongolia and attempts to classify the e-learning programs that are in practice at the tertiary education level in the country. The given paper uses both secondary and primary sources. 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...
Preservice Teachers’ Perception and Use of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs)
Personal learning environments (PLEs) are Web 2.0 tools and services by which users’ access, construct, manage, and share educational contents in order to meet their learning needs. These environments enable users to manage their learning according to their own personal preferences. More...
Should Instructors Require Discussion in Online Courses?
Online discussion is a commonly used means to promote student understanding of a topic and to facilitate social interaction among students or between students and instructor; however, its effects on student learning in online learning environments have rarely been investigated. More...
Learners’ Interpersonal Beliefs and Generated Feedback in an Online Role-Playing Peer- Feedback Activity: An Exploratory Study
Peer feedback affords interaction and critical thinking opportunities for learners in online courses. However, various factors prevent learners from taking advantage of these promising benefits. This study explored learners’ perceptions of the interpersonal factors in a role-playing peer-feedback activity, and examined the types of peer feedback that learners generated when playing a role. More...
Dyads Versus Groups: Using Different Social Structures in Peer Review to Enhance Online Collaborative Learning Processes
The Peer Review (PR) is a very popular technique to support socio-constructivist and connectivist learning processes, online or face-to-face, at all educational levels, in both formal and informal contexts. More...