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Download Special Edition– Opening Learning Horizons: Discovering the Potential of Co-Creation, Games and Open Learning

eLearning Papers is an initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Its aim is to promote the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for lifelong learning. The current Special Special Edition offers the following informative articles on a range of timely topics: Diffusion and Adoption of OER Virtual Mobility: The Value […]

A Study of Four Textbook Distribution Models

In preparation for campus-wide e-text adoption, Daytona State College completed a two-year comparative study of four textbook distribution models: print purchase, print rental, e-text rental, and e-text rental with e-reader device. Though faculty and administrators may embrace e-texts, students often prefer to rent printed textbooks. Institutions seeking to implement campus-wide e-text adoption should be prepared […]

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 possible solution for bridging the knowledge divide. With increased funding and advocacy from governmental and nongovernmental organisations paired with generous philanthropy, many OER repositories, which host a vast array of resources, have mushroomed over the […]

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 collaborative learning activities as frustrating experiences. The purpose of this study was to characterize the feelings of frustration as a negative emotion among online learners engaged in online computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) experiences and, moreover, […]

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 terms of sharing resources and open access force higher education into a radical rethink of its structures and educational strategies. This article examines the current shift in focus from the simple production and sharing of […]

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 of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). Access to the web archives has been provided in the library on an experimental basis since 2008. In the context of increasing interest in many countries in web […]

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 in 1925, it recounts the tragedy of Vitangelo Moscarda, a man who struggles to reclaim a coherent and unitary identity for himself in the face of an inherently social and multi–faceted world. What would Moscarda […]

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 an additional medium for many–to–many crisis communication. Emergency services are successfully using Twitter to inform the public about current developments, and are increasingly also attempting to source first–hand situational information from Twitter feeds (such as […]

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 of persistence in online education and its’ consequence of attrition, is an identified problem within the United States and internationally. Terminology has wavered between persistence and success, where each has been interchangeably used to characterize […]