Asian Association of Open Universities Journal: Volume 15 Issue 2 , Open Access

Active learning analytics in mobile: visions from PhD students

Eda Atasoy, Harun Bozna, Abdulvahap Sönmez, Ayşe Aydın Akkurt, Gamze Tuna Büyükköse, Mehmet Fırat

This study aims to investigate the futuristic visions of PhD students at Distance Education department of Anadolu University on the use of learning analytics (LA) and mobile…

Empowering lifelong learning through open universities in Taiwan and Indonesia

Aminudin Zuhairi, Amy Ching Tsu Hsueh, I-Chin Nonie Chiang

This research attempts to reveal ways of addressing challenges in open universities related to empowering lifelong learning; establishing policies and strategies in dropouts…

Strategy of using ICT in ODL to disseminate higher education in tribal communities: a case of MP, India

Subash Ranjan Nayak, Nikhil Kant, Kumari Anjali

The purpose of this paper is to make an assessment of the challenges in disseminating higher education to the learners in tribal communities, and problems solving capacity of Open…

An evaluation of online students’ persistence intentions

Asifa Ilyas, Muhammad Kashif Zaman

The high dropout rate among online learning students is a serious issue. Using the theory of planned behavior as a framework, this study investigates what effect attitude, opinion…

Comparative study of knowledge and use of Bloom's digital taxonomy by teachers and students in virtual and conventional universities

Hina Amin, Munawar Sultana Mirza

This paper intended to explore the knowledge and use of the digital verbs and tools by the students and teachers for conceptual understanding in the virtual and conventional…

University students' preference regarding social media content, internet usage and online friendship patterns

Asma Butt

This study aimed to find out the web content accessed by university students and to compare the level of interaction with real-life friends and online friends.

Contribution of developed countries towards MOOCs: an exploration and assessment from a representative platform Coursera

Arshia Ayoub, Raashida Amin, Zahid Ashraf Wani

The recent spate of eminence received by the MOOCs (massive open online courses) from media to academia is revolutionary in higher education. MOOCs are a disruptive technological…

Recent trends of research in open and distance education in India

Manjulika Srivastava, Bijayalaxmi Mishra, Dev Kant Rao, Navita Abrol, Vandana Varma, Bharat Bhushan

The purpose of this paper was to analyse the research trends on the Indian Open and Distance Education (ODE) system as reflected in the articles published in the prominent…