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Considering social and emotional competence in learning, emotion awareness aims to detect the emotions that students show during their learning interactions and make these emotions explicit to them. Being aware of their emotions, students become more conscious of their situation, what may prompt them to behavioral change. The main goal of this work is to […]
If you’ve participated in recent discussions about the future of higher education, inevitably you have heard people argue about the purpose of education. “It should be about preparing students to be good, educated, and engaged citizens,” some argue. EDUCAUSE Review
In a recent analysis of online learning, Coursera, the world’s largest open online education provider, revealed an infographic highlighting data on online learners in India as the trend of e-learning becomes more widely adopted in India. IIFL
With roots going back to the 13th century, the modern system of academic degrees functions as one of the most important ways to signal mastery of knowledge. The degree serves as a currency for accessing opportunities. New England Journal of Higher Education
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas Provost Ashok Saxena announced Wednesday the appointment of Donald Judges as interim vice provost for distance education and head of the Global Campus, effective July 1. University of Arkansas
Higher education groups say Education Department’s proposed rules on teacher preparation program discriminate against distance education providers. Inside Higher Ed
Nairobi — Safaricom’s mother company Vodafone and its foundation, Vodafone Foundation, will provide school going children with free access to online learning materials in Kenya and other select African countries. AllAfrica
Yoram and Edith Neumann, who have been involved with online education for decades, share some lessons about what factors most help students learn. Inside Higher Ed
Open Educational Resources (OERs) have gained increased attention for their potential to provide equitable and accessible educational facilities for people worldwide. Obviating demographic, economic, and geographic educational boundaries can be the OERs slogan. Realization of this promise is an inevitable target of eLearning, thus offering education new challenges. In this observation paper, we express OERs […]
The growing utilization of massive open online courses (MOOCs) is opening opportunities for students worldwide, but the completion rate for MOOCs is low (Liyanagunawardena, Adams, & Williams, 2013). Partners In Health (PIH) implemented a “flipped” MOOC in Rwanda that incorporated in-class sessions to facilitate participant completion. In October 2013, PIH invited its employees, as well […]