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Open Source University: The Worlds Academic & Career Development Ledger

Open Source University The OS.University decentralized platform bridges the gap between businesses and education through blockchain (used for validating and verifying learners’ credentials) and smart contracts(managing content purchases, marketplace transactions and hiring processes). We apply open source technologies and principles of collaboration to re-engineer the current-state educational model by building a system to enable smarter […]

‘Lessons Learnt’: the student view in the #VLEIreland [Virtual Learning Environment] project

This paper offers an overview of general results and of longitudinal aspects of the data collected to date from student populations which generated from the #VLEIreland project. We argue how results shed light on common misconceptions around VLE usage, and what VLEs can offer from a pedagogical perspective. Building on previously published research results; this […]

To balance innovation with protecting students, focus on incentives

Online education is growing fast—but it’s hampered by clunky regulations and outdated definitions. Modernizing regulation is, in part, about stripping away burdensome regulation, but Congress also must focus on aligning institutional incentives with student outcomes eCampus News

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Evaluating theImpact of Engaged Philosophy in the Online Classroom: Lessons Learned As an Oregon State Ecampus Research Fellow, I designed and initiated a research study thDowat aimed to: 1) investigate tools and techniques for engaged, experiential online learning with undergraduate philosophy students and 2) propose discipline- specific criteria for evaluating the impact of these pedagogical […]

Creating and Collaborating: Students’ and Tutors’ Perceptions of an Online Group Project

Although collaboration skills are highly valued by employers, convincing students that collaborative learning activities are worthwhile, and ensuring that the experience is both useful and enjoyable, are significant challenges for educators. This paper addresses these challenges by exploring students’ and tutors’ experiences of a group project where part-time distance learners collaborate online to create a […]

A Literature Review of the Factors Influencing E-Learning and Blended Learning in Relation to Learning Outcome, Student Satisfaction and Engagement

In higher education, e-learning is gaining more and more impact, especially in the format of blended learning, and this new kind of traditional teaching and learning can be practiced in many ways. Several studies have compared faceto-face teaching to online learning and/or blended learning in order to try to define which of the formats provides, e.g., […]

Exploring Students’ Use of the Social Networking Site WhatsApp to foster connectedness in the online learning experience

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the use of social networking tools in higher education teaching and learning. Drawing on data from a larger study focusing on student engagement in the online virtual classroom, this paper is based on research conducted with three separate cohorts of students from the Masters in Special […]

A framework for self-determination in massive open online courses: Design for autonomy, competence, and relatedness

In this paper, we propose a framework for the design of massive open online courses (MOOCs) based upon the principles of self-determination theory, which posits a relationship between intrinsic motivation and the basic psychological need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. We also report the results of design-based research that evaluates the application of the framework […]

Learning online made it possible for these grads to make their dreams come true

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When Roberto Rodriguez decided to start working toward his college degree while he was in the military, he never dreamed he’d attend a university like Penn State. On the other hand, Stephanie Reynolds started college after high school but didn’t finish. And she never imagined she’d be able to finish her […]