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Student access to and skills in using technology in an open and distance learning context
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2012 Amidst the different challenges facing higher education, and particularly distance education (DE) and open distance learning (ODL), access to information and communication technology (ICT) and students’ abilities to use ICTs are highly contested issues ...
Hanlie Liebenberg +2 more
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SELF-DETERMINATION AMONGST ONLINE LEARNING STUDENTS RECEIVING INSTITUTION SUPPORT AT A NAMIBIAN DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTION [PDF]
Social Sciences and Education Research ReviewLiterature has established that soft skills are required in the ever-changing world of work. Student self-determination has proven to have a positive impact on student retention and success.
Anna-Marie NANGOLO, Lydia MBATI
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South African Journal of Information Management, 2016 Background: The Centre for Open and Distance Learning at Mzuzu University was established in 2006 with the aim to increase and broaden access to higher education to most Malawians who despite meeting entry requirements into higher education were not ...
Winner D. Chawinga, Paxton Zozie
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Pacific Leaders in Open, Online and Distance Learning [PDF]
Journal of Learning for Development, 2017 The Pacific is a vast region, with a diverse range of cultures and stretched geographical lands, which covers large territories and long distances. Open, online and distance learning (ODL) has always played a key role in providing access to education to remote and rural students and disadvantaged groups.
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Financial Integration and Consumption Smoothing in Nigeria and Egypt: Do Global Uncertainties Matter? [PDF]
Međunarodna politikaIn this study, we adopt the structural vector auto-regressive (SVAR) model to assess the degree to which global uncertainties affect the relationship between financial integration and consumption smoothing in Egypt and Nigeria using quarterly data ...
Emeka Okoro Akpa +1 more
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A Theoretical Framework on Open and Distance Learning
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015 AbstractMany studies have been carried out targeting Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and related fields. Thanks to the rapid development in technology, which can be a common ground for many fields, interdisciplinary studies among various fields have gained importance resulting in integration of different concepts both into ODL and other fields.
Aydemir, Mesut +2 more
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An Accelerated Method for Determining the Weights of Quadratic Image Filters
IEEE Access, 2018 Quadratic filters are usually more successful than linear filters in dealing with nonlinear noise characteristics. However, determining the proper weights for the success of quadratic filters is not straightforward as in linear case.
Suleyman Uzun, Devrim Akgun
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Unlocking the Potential of Public Libraries in Supporting Distance Learning
Journal of Learning for Development, 2016 This paper examines the place of public libraries in supporting distance learners in Makerere University, exploring the factors which affect utilisation of their services. The study adopted a survey design with 300 B.Ed.
Harriet Mutambo Nabushawo +2 more
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An Assessment of the Reliability and Validity of the PERMA Well-Being Scale for Adult Undergraduate Students in an Open and Distance Learning Context. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Magare I, Graham MA, Eloff I.
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Journal of Learning for Development, 2020 The research evaluated the ICT competencies of Distance learning students of the National Open University of Nigeria, as a pre-requisite for their effectiveness in a computer-based learning environment.
Clifford Moses Amini, Oluwaseun Oluyide
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