Asian Association of Open Universities Journal: Volume 12 Issue 1 , Open Access

A design-based approach to support and nurture open educational practices

Shironica P. Karunanayaka, Som Naidu

A critical attribute of open educational practices (OEP) is the pursuit of open scholarship which comprises the release of educational resources under an open licence scheme that…

Learning analytics in higher education: an analysis of case studies

Billy Tak Ming Wong

The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of the mounting research work on learning analytics.

Student characteristics and knowledge on ODL concepts at first registration: A case study from OUSL

K.A.J.M. Kuruppuarachchi, K.O.L.C Karunanayake

The purpose of this paper is to identify socio-economic/demographic characteristics and to evaluate the knowledge on different open distance learning (ODL) concepts of BSc…

Analyzing students online learning behavior in blended courses using Moodle

Rosalina Rebucas Estacio, Rodolfo Callanta Raga Jr

The purpose of this paper is to describe a proposal for a data-driven investigation aimed at determining whether students’ learning behavior can be extracted and visualized from…

Quality assurance in learning material development at OUM

Nazrai Ahmad Zabidi, Tai Kwan Woo, P. Rajesh Kumar, Mansor Fadzil, Syarifah Hidayatul Syed Husain

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the stages involved in the module development process at the Open University Malaysia (OUM), to make them “print ready,” and how this has…

The online examinations at Universitas Terbuka: an innovation diffusion viewpoint

Sugilar Sugilar

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the students’ adoption rate of the online examinations at Universitas Terbuka (UT), which is a hotbed of technological…

The potential and challenges of MOOCs in Pakistan: a perspective of students and faculty

Syed Saad Ahmed, Essa Khan, Muhammad Faisal, Sara Khan

The birth of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has instantly drawn the attention of scholars, academicians and learners. Millions of participants are learning through this…

A multi-objective evolutionary algorithm-based soft computing model for educational data mining: A distance learning experience

Choo Jun Tan, Ting Yee Lim, Chin Wei Bong, Teik Kooi Liew

The purpose of this paper is to propose a soft computing model based on multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA), namely, modified micro genetic algorithm (MmGA) coupled with…