We are pleased and proud to present you with a large new issue of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. This issue contains 16 research articles and two book reviews from 11 different countries.
I wish to thank each of the authors for sharing the results of their work and their thinking with us. I would also like to thank our reviewers and our managing editor for the work they put into creating IRRODL for us. Finally, as always, thanks to our sponsor, Athabasca University.
You may have noticed the new feature on the Google Scholar page that provides “Metrics,” a calculation of an H factor (a measure of the number of citations per article in the journal) that is a proxy measurement of the influence and prestige of a journal. Check it out. IRRODL does quite well, compared to other journals in our field.
Finally for those in the Northern Hemisphere, our best wishes for a relaxing and rejuvenating summer.
Terry Anderson, Ph.D.
Editor,
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
Vol 13, No 3 (2012)
Table of Contents
Editorial
Editorial: Volume 13, Number 3 | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Terry Anderson | i-iv |
Research Articles
Odyssey of the mind: Social networking in a cyberschool | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Michael K Barbour, Cory Plough | 1-18 |
Motivation levels among traditional and open learning undergraduate students in India | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Shashi Singh, Ajay Singh, Kiran Singh | 19-40 |
Development and validation of the Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS) | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Doris U Bolliger, Fethi A Inan | 41-65 |
Quality assurance in e-learning: PDPP evaluation model and its application | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Weiyuan Zhang, Yau Ling Cheng | 66-82 |
Creating a sustainable online instructor observation system: A case study highlighting flaws when blending mentoring and evaluation | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Marthann Schulte, Kay Dennis, Michael Eskey, Cathy Taylor, Heather Zeng | 83-96 |
Mapping the interplay between open distance learning and internationalisation principles | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Pumela Msweli | 97-116 |
Economies of scope in distance education: The case of Chinese research universities | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Fengliang Li, Xinlei Chen | 117-131 |
Teaching time investment: Does online really take more time than face-to-face? | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Rebecca Van de Vord, Korolyn Pogue | 132-146 |
M-learning adoption: A perspective from a developing country | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Shakeel Iqbal, Ijaz A. Qureshi | 147-164 |
The development of distance education in the Russian Federation and the former Soviet Union | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Olaf Zawacki-Richter, Anna Kourotchkina | 165-184 |
Delivery of open, distance, and e-learning in Kenya | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Jackline Anyona Nyerere, Frederick Q Gravenir, Godfrey S Mse | 185-205 |
Learning in educational computer games for novices: The impact of support provision types on virtual presence, cognitive load, and learning outcomes | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Claudia Schrader, Theo Bastiaens | 206-227 |
Examining interactivity in synchronous virtual classrooms | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Florence Martin, Michele A Parker, Deborah F Deale | 228-261 |
A preliminary examination of the cost savings and learning impacts of using open textbooks in middle and high school science classes | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
David Wiley, John Levi Hilton III, Shelley Ellington, Tiffany Hall | 262-276 |
Using self-efficacy to assess the readiness of nursing educators and students for mobile learning | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Richard F Kenny, Jocelyne MC Van Neste-Kenny, Pamela A Burton, Caroline L Park, Adnan Qayyum | 277-296 |
Identification of conflicting questions in the PARES system | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Avgoustos Tsinakos, Ioannis Kazanidis | 297-313 |
Book Notes
Book review – Quality assurance and accreditation in distance education and e-learning: Models, policies and research | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Kay Shattuck | 314-318 |
Book review – The publish or perish book: Your guide to effective and responsible citation analysis | HTML PDF MP3 EPUB | |
Michael Barbour |
I remember a time when you’d have said…hit the superhighway. LOL
Thanks Terry
Lindy