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Research & Development

Conceptual Framework for Parametrically Measuring the Desirability of Open Educational Resources using D-Index

Abstract Open educational resources (OER) are a global phenomenon that is fast gaining credibility in many academic circles as a… More »

Are Online Learners Frustrated with Collaborative Learning Experiences?

Online education increasingly puts emphasis on collaborative learning methods. Despite the pedagogical advantages of collaborative learning, online learners can perceive… More »

From proprietary to personalized higher education – how OER takes universities outside the comfort zone

Abstract Present trends in the mainstream adoption of educational technology coupled to the increased acceptance and adoption of openness in… More »

Web Archives for Researchers: Representations, Expectations and Potential Uses

The Internet has been covered by legal deposit legislation in France since 2006, making web archiving one of the missions… More »

One, none and one hundred thousand profiles

Uno, Nessuno, Centomila (One, No One and One Hundred Thousand) is a classic novel by Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello. Published… More »

Tools and methods for capturing Twitter data during natural disasters

During the course of several natural disasters in recent years, Twitter has been found to play an important role as… More »

Factors Associated With Student Persistence in an Online Program of Study: A Review of the Literature

Abstract This integrated literature review examined factors associated with the ability of students to persist in an online course. Lack… More »

Web application for recording learners’ mouse trajectories and retrieving their study logs for data analysis

Abstract With the accelerated implementation of e-learning systems in educational institutions, it has become possible to record learners’ study logs… More »

Underscoring the Social Nature of Classrooms by Examining the Amount of Virtual Talk across Online and Blended College Courses

Abstract Online communication forums allow students to collaborate and construct understandings of course material together, but little is known about… More »

Distance Education Enrollment is Associated with Greater Academic Progress Among First Generation Low-Income Undergraduate Students in the US in 2008

Abstract First Generation undergraduate students from low-income households (FGLI students) continue to have substantially higher dropout rates than non first… More »

News

The Education Week’s Spotlight: Implementing Online Learning

The Education Week Spotlight on Implementing Online Learning is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors including: Identifying promising… More »

Searching for Distance Education? A librarian can help

By: Philip Price, MA Educational Technology, MA Library Science   The ability to find, evaluate and use information, to retrieve… More »

Exclusive Interview with Dr. Richard Hezel, President, CEO and founder of Hezel Associates

      Dr.  Saba: Dr. Hezel, How did you become interested in research and planning for education and technology… More »

Groups Team Up to Turn Free Online Courses Into Cheap College Credit

The Saylor Foundation has been building an online catalog of free, self-paced college courses since 2010. But students who completed… More »

Why more schools aren’t teaching web literacy—and how they can start

Fourteen years after we first published ‘Teaching Zack to Think,’ here’s a new three-part framework for making sure students are… More »

Textbook Alternative

Open-source textbooks, long considered a promising way to cut costs but still not widely used, could become more readily available… More »

MOOCs and Machines

When Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sent ripples through the higher education world last week by announcinge… More »

New Book: “The Golden Climate in Distance Learning”: Increase Connection, Engagement, Performance & Enjoyment Online!

If you are just considering teaching online or if you already teach online but feel stressed out and overwhelmed- this… More »

Employers Group and Vubiz collaborate to offer leading HR

Increasing compliance threats across the United States have prompted Employers Group and Vubiz, two leading providers of training, to partner… More »

Wiley Partners With Quantum To Deliver Intelligent Adaptive Learning And Assessment Solution For Accounting Education

Contact: Susan Spilka sspilka@wiley.com (201) 748-6147 Al Renshaw al.renshaw@quantumsimulations.com (800) 577-9040, Ext. 201 Hoboken, New Jersey, May 8, 2012/PRNewswire/-Global publisher… More »