Interactive Technology and Smart Education: Volume 20 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Catering for learner diversity with technological advances

Kam Cheong Li, Billy T.M. Wong, Reggie Kwan, Simon K.S. Cheung

An evaluation model based on procedural behaviors for predicting MOOC learning performance: students’ online learning behavior analytics and algorithms construction

Yao Tong, Zehui Zhan

The purpose of this study is to set up an evaluation model to predict massive open online courses (MOOC) learning performance by analyzing MOOC learners’ online learning…

Student motivations for social media use and their effects on academic performance- a meditational approach in emerging market

Abul Kalam, Chai Lee Goi, Ying Ying Tiong

Due to the incredible criticisms by scholars of the excessive use of social media networks, this study aims to explore students’ motivation for social media use (SMU) and its…

Do avatar-assisted virtual classrooms work for students with low speaking confidence?: A qualitative study

Yoko Hirata

This study aims to explore if and to what extent an online avatar-assisted virtual classroom can work to alleviate groups of Japanese university students’ anxiety around giving…

Empowering higher education students to monitor their learning progress: opportunities of computerised classification testing

Dirk Ifenthaler, Muhittin ŞAHİN

This study aims to focus on providing a computerized classification testing (CCT) system that can easily be embedded as a self-assessment feature into the existing legacy…

Assessing the Zoom learning experience of the elderly under the effects of COVID in Hong Kong: application of the IPO model

Larry K.W. Ching, Carol Y.K. Lee, Chris K.P. Wong, Michael T.H. Lai, Amy Lip

This study aims to investigate the perceptions of elderly learners in experiencing Zoom learning under the effects of COVID in the case of Hong Kong.

e-Tutor: understanding the use of Facebook for informal learning through the lens of uses and gratifications theory

Ramiz Ali

The purpose of this study is to describe university students’ motivations for using Facebook as an informal learning tool and explore the key barriers that may inhibit learning on…

Educational metaverse: an exploration and practice of VR wisdom teaching model in Chinese Open University English course

Jing Yuan, Yongquan Liu, Xichun Han, Aiping Li, Liling Zhao

The paper aims to propose a virtual reality (VR) wisdom teaching model in open university English course from the perspective of “Metaverse”. The study aims to testify the…

Artificial intelligence in personalised learning: a bibliometric analysis

Kam Cheong Li, Billy Tak-Ming Wong

This paper aims to present a comprehensive overview of the patterns and trends of publications on artificial intelligence (AI) in personalised learning. It addresses the need to…