Showing papers in "Distance Education in 2020"
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive structural model was proposed to determine whether online learning perceptions and online learning readiness affect students' online learning performance and course performance and they found that online learners perceived online learning as being more beneficial than online learning experience.
Abstract: The current study proposes a comprehensive structural model to determine whether online learning perceptions and online learning readiness affect students’ online learning performance and course sa...
227 citations
TL;DR: The results of this analysis provide guidance for selecting effective videoconferencing systems to support learning and offer insights on ways to explore teaching approaches and pedagogies for distance education.
Abstract: This study analyzed four widely used videoconferencing systems: Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams, and WhatsApp. Using experiential e-learning as the framework for analysis, this study examined the syst...
107 citations
TL;DR: Online courses are mainstream throughout higher education and this pattern has been accelerated, temporarily or permanently, due to the coronavirus pandemic (Allen & Seaman, 2016; Arum & Stevens, 2020).
Abstract: Online courses are mainstream throughout higher education. This pattern has been accelerated, temporarily or permanently, due to the coronavirus pandemic (Allen & Seaman, 2016; Arum & Stevens, 2020...
86 citations
TL;DR: This article investigated the contexts, critiques, and challenges of using heutagogy as an instructional approach that emphasizes the self-determination of learners and emphasized the importance of self-motivation.
Abstract: This systematic review investigated the contexts, critiques, and challenges of using heutagogy (Hase & Kenyon, 2000), an emerging instructional approach that emphasizes the self-determination of le...
45 citations
TL;DR: The mandate for K-12 and higher education instructors to teach online during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a wide range of experiences, preferences, challenges, complaints, and successes as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The mandate for K-12 and higher education instructors to teach online during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a wide range of experiences, preferences, challenges, complaints, and successes; espec...
39 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the motivation and career and professional development of MOOC instructors, as well as the career and development of course instructors in a massive open online course (MOOC).
Abstract: As massive open online courses (MOOCs) proliferate, a better understanding of MOOC instructors is essential. This study examined the motivation as well as the career and professional development of...
31 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the nature and development of social presence in online learning and find that social presence does not necessarily correlate with the quality of the learner's experience.
Abstract: Researchers have been investigating social presence in online learning for decades. However, despite this continued research, questions remain about the nature and development of social presence. T...
31 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the psychometric properties of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Online Learning (SeQoL) were examined using two samples of college students, using two different scales.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Online Learning (SeQoL; Shen et al., 2013). Using two samples of college students, this s...
30 citations
TL;DR: Alongside the increasing popularity of distance education is a growing body of literature on anti-oppressive pedagogies (Breunig, 2009). as discussed by the authors explored and critiqued how...
Abstract: Alongside the increasing popularity of distance education is a growing body of literature on anti-oppressive pedagogies (Breunig, 2009). Our critical review of literature explored and critiqued how...
27 citations
TL;DR: Analysis of interview and annotation data details how social annotation enabled three group-level epistemic expressions delineating collaboration as intersubjective meaning-making and as an open educational practice.
Abstract: Collaboration is a conceptually ambiguous aspect of open education. Given inconsistent discussion about collaboration in the open education literature, this article suggests collaboration be define...
22 citations
TL;DR: The UK Open Textbooks Project (2017-2018, http://ukopentextbooks.org/)) conducted quantitative survey research with United Kingdom educators in September 2018, which focussed on awareness of open educational resources; textbook use and rationale; awareness and use of open textbooks; and open licensing as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: There has been little research into the impact of textbook costs on higher education in the United Kingdom. To better understand textbook use patterns and the issues faced by UK students and educators the UK Open Textbooks Project (2017–2018, http://ukopentextbooks.org/)) conducted quantitative survey research with United Kingdom educators in September 2018. This article reports on the findings of this survey, which focussed on awareness of open educational resources; textbook use and rationale; awareness and use of open textbooks; and open licensing. Results reveal fertile ground for open textbook adoption with potential to support a wide range of open educational practices. The findings indicate strategies for supporting pedagogical innovation and student access through the mainstream adoption of open textbooks.
TL;DR: Open pedagogy has emerged as an important teaching and learning practice while the current global open education resources movement has developed as mentioned in this paper, and the present research addresses the need to develop...
Abstract: Open pedagogy has emerged as an important teaching and learning practice while the current global open education resources movement has developed. The present research addresses the need to develop...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that participants' engagement in massive online open courses (MOOCs) is highly irregular and self-directed, and that substantial parts of the audience tend to be drawn to the MOOCs by their attention.
Abstract: Participants’ engagement in massive online open courses (MOOCs) is highly irregular and self-directed. It is well known in the field of television media that substantial parts of the audience tend ...
TL;DR: In the previous era of open educational practices (OEP) based on distance teaching, its actors and their target group were clear to define: open universities and disadvantaged learners as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In the previous era of open educational practices (OEP) based around distance teaching, its actors and their target group were clear to define: open universities and disadvantaged learners. In this...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that current distance education practices can be susceptible to the types of content-heavy, top-down instruction often seen in physical classrooms, and that these practices are similar to the activities of corpo...
Abstract: Current distance education practices can be susceptible to the types of content-heavy, top-down instruction often seen in physical classrooms. These practices are similar to the activities of corpo...
TL;DR: In this article, the lack of epistemic diversity in producers of massive open online courses (MOOCs) through examining whose expertise and expertise are forefronted in MOOCs.
Abstract: This article reports the lack of epistemic diversity in producers of massive open online courses (MOOCs) through examining whose knowledges and what knowledges are forefronted in MOOCs. Through ana...
TL;DR: The authors used self-reported data from 318 students enrolled in campus-based courses and found that the work-family study interface remains limited and has focused on younger students in the workplace.
Abstract: To date, research concerning the work-family-study interface remains limited and has focused on younger students enrolled in campus-based courses. In this study, we used self-reported data from 318...
TL;DR: In this paper, visual media and virtual reality are now a common features of distance education environments, and this has boosted research into questions surrounding visual media, technologies for educators' prof...
Abstract: Visual media and virtual reality are now a common features of distance education environments. This has boosted research into questions surrounding visual media and technologies for educators’ prof...
TL;DR: For many of us with affection for the machinery of conventional campus-based education, this is the worst of times as mentioned in this paper, and from Melbourne to Manchester, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the disruption of...
Abstract: For many of us with affection for the machinery of conventional campus-based education, this is the worst of times. From Melbourne to Manchester, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the disruption of ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make efforts to meet the needs of diverse learners and make use of web-based learning technologies to expand open, flexible, and distance educational environments, along with this growth.
Abstract: Web-based learning technologies have greatly expanded open, flexible, and distance educational environments. Alongside this growth, efforts need to be made to meet the needs of diverse learners and...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the role of culture and the concept of openness as they relate to learning using a massive open online course which teaches the Irish language and Irish culture to learners.
Abstract: This article explores the role of culture and the concept of openness as they relate to learning using a massive open online course which teaches the Irish language and Irish culture to learners ar...
TL;DR: Open educational practices (OEP) as a research field is relatively new as mentioned in this paper, and one aspect that has received limited attention is the impact of using open educational resources (OER) on the development of...
Abstract: Open educational practices (OEP) as a research field is relatively new. One aspect that has received limited attention is the impact of using open educational resources (OER) on the development of ...
TL;DR: This paper examined 256 faculty survey responses to determine perceptions of helpfulness of 24 time management strategies grouped into four categories defined by Berge (1995) as managerial, pedagogic, managerial, and academic.
Abstract: This study examined 256 faculty survey responses to determine perceptions of helpfulness of 24 time management strategies grouped into four categories defined by Berge (1995) as managerial, pedagog...
TL;DR: Aydemir et al. as discussed by the authors translated the phrase attributed to the Turkish poet and Sufi mystic Yunus Emre (1238-1320) as "paylastigin senindir, biriktirdigin degil", which can be translated as "what you...
Abstract: A phrase attributed to the Turkish poet and Sufi mystic Yunus Emre (1238–1320) says, “paylastigin senindir, biriktirdigin degil” (Aydemir et al., 2016, p. 58), which can be translated as “what you ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of culture and context on student readiness for e-learning and how these might interact with gender were studied. But, there is limited evidence of the effect of culture, context, and gender on students' readiness for online learning.
Abstract: There is limited evidence of the effects of culture and context on student readiness for e-learning, and how these might interact with gender. This study addresses this gap by studying the effect o...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that attracting international students to campus or sending them abroad is not enough to support multilingual dialogue in light of demographic changes, and that diversity has an important socio-educational role in socio-economic development.
Abstract: Multicultural dialogue has an important socio-educational role in light of demographic changes. Research shows that attracting international students to campus or sending them abroad is not enough ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the Routledge book MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities, which most likely fall into one of two camps: a de...
Abstract: Since you are attracted to this review of the Routledge book MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities, you most likely fall into one of two camps: a de...
TL;DR: The MOOC is dead, long live MOOC 2.0 as discussed by the authors, and the veracity of this claim depends to a great deal on who is making it and the claim is an example of the false "appeal to authority" argument denounced by logi...
Abstract: The MOOC is dead—long live MOOC 2.0. The veracity of this claim depends to a great deal on who is making it. Or is the claim an example of the false “appeal to authority” argument denounced by logi...
TL;DR: This article investigated how indirect participation in interactive online sessions may mediate second language learning and found that recorded group tutorials may support language learning by encouraging deep engagement with interactional input, which is relevant to educational practice in online and blended contexts as well as to our understanding of language learning as a cognitive and social activity.
Abstract: Online learning environments afford opportunities for participation and equally offer a new perspective on engaging vicariously. Drawing on the concept of vicarious learning and taking account of the roles of input and interaction for language development, this paper reports on an enquiry into students’ retrospective use of recorded group tutorials. It is the first to investigate in what ways indirect participation in interactive online sessions may mediate second language learning. The study harnessed user data (N = 964) and explored learner perception through semi-structured interviews (n = 13) to increase our understanding of who uses tutorial recordings and to what perceived linguistic and motivational benefit. The article argues that recorded group tutorials may support language learning by encouraging deep engagement with interactional input. This is relevant to educational practice in online and blended contexts, as well as to our understanding of language learning as a cognitive and social activity.
TL;DR: The development of an application for the grading and provision of feedback on educational processes, named EduZinc, enables instructors to go through the complete process of creating and evaluating the activities and materials of a course.
Abstract: This article describes the development of an application for the grading and provision of feedback on educational processes. The too, named EduZinc, enables instructors to go through the complete p...