Asian Association of Open Universities Journal: Volume 16 Issue 1 , Open Access

Systematic research of e-learning platforms for solving challenges faced by Indian engineering students

Shivangi Viral Thakker, Jayesh Parab, Shubhankar Kaisare

As educational institutes began to address the challenges posed by COVID-19, e-learning came to the foreground as the best bet left. This study is in quest of revealing…

Determination of digital technologies preferences of educational researchers

Mehmet Fırat, Hakan Altınpulluk, Hakan Kılınç

This study aims to investigate the preferences of 96 educational researchers on the use of digital technologies in scientific research.

Perception towards online/blended learning at the time of Covid-19 pandemic: an academic analytics in the Indian context

Ritimoni Bordoloi, Prasenjit Das, Kandarpa Das

During any crisis situation like a pandemic, war or natural disaster, online/blended learning could meet the academic needs of the learners in a bigger way. The use of information…

Enhancing the quality of open and distance learning in China through the identification and development of learning design skills and competencies

Tom Olney, Chenxi Li, Juan Luo

The purpose of this paper is to identify staff skills and competencies on which Chinese open universities should focus their professional development activities in order to…

Selecting an appropriate learning management system in open and distance learning: a strategic approach

Nikhil Kant, K.D. Prasad, Kumari Anjali

This paper aims to derive criteria for a strategic selection of learning management system (LMS) after making an analysis of the feedback data collected from learners and academic…

An evaluation of faculty development programme on the design and development of self-learning materials for open distance learning

Ali Asgar, Rampelli Satyanarayana

This paper seeks to ascertain the effectiveness of a two-week-long faculty development programme (FDP), organized by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), for teachers…

A survey on the pedagogical features of language massive open online courses

Billy Tak-ming Wong

This paper examines the pedagogical features of massive open online courses (MOOCs) for language learning–known as language MOOCs. The mainstream pedagogy of MOOCs typically…

Attitude towards entrepreneurship development courses of MOOCs

Md. Meraz Ahmed, Naveed Sultana, Suhandoko Astri Dwi Jayanti, Yosi Mardoni, Helmiatin Helmiatin

The purpose of the study was to explore the attitude of faculty members and students of two open universities – Bangladesh Open University (BOU) and Universitas Terbuka (UT) (Open…