Using a qualitative content analysis approach, this study reviewed 47 published studies and
research on online teaching and learning since 2008, primarily focusing on how theories …

During the northern hemisphere Winter 2020 academic term, university students had to
adjust to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This abrupt change …

The effective use of electronically mediated communication (EMC) is fundamental to digital
literacy and, therefore, a high-demand competency in professional communities of practice …

The learning environment comprises the psychological, social, cultural and physical setting
in which learning occurs and has an influence on student motivation and success. The …

Online learning has grown dramatically over the past few years and has become an integral
part of most of the higher education institutions' overall strategy. While this explosive growth …

A growing number of people study languages online, and little is known about their attitudes
toward this new learning approach, what practices they engage in, or what kinds of …

Online learning Page 1 NEW DIRECTIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING, no. 128, Winter
2011 © Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) …

Current research continues to support the notion that students participating in online courses
experience dissatisfaction for a number of reasons. Instructors carry on their search for ways …

Many language training software packages are intended for self-study and marketed as
complete language learning solutions; however, little is known about how well they work or …

The separation of student and instructor is the core characteristic of distance education
(Simonson et al., 2012, p. 28), contributing to one of the biggest challenges to distance …