Contents

• Towards a representation mode and development model of digital deep learning resources 
• Conceptual interaction and learning assessment in distance learning
• Suggestions for Distance Education in China
• Thoughts on brand development of distance education journals 
• Research through the generations: reflecting on the past, present and future 
• Cascade effect: A PBL-based qualitative study on the development of 21st Century American college
  students’self-directed learning skills
• Visualization analysis of hot topics in big educational data research and existing problems 
• Research on evaluation criteria of data visualization on online learning systems 
• Strategic changes in the OUUK Strategic changes in the OUUK’ ’s regional centers s regional centers
• Interpreting channels of the UCI MOOC business model 
• Abstract

Contents

• Three pillars of educational technology: learning management systems, social media, and
  personal learning environments
• Analysis of virtual learning community interaction from the perspective of Weak Ties Theory
• Enabling learning interaction through “bullet screen bullet screen” videos
• Influence of blended learning on primary students Influence of blended learning on primary students’ cognition and thinking
• Academic journals: academic pursuit and cutting-edge knowledge 
• Human resources development: a perspective to be probed in future academic research in Human resources development: a perspective to be probed in future academic research in
  distance education
• Mobile learning revisited: an interview with Professor John Traxler
• Innovative approaches in online learning outcomes certification: international experience in open badging 
• MOOCs in China: development and reflections
• Establishing a regional lifelong learning framework based on the credit bank model 
• Establishing a quality evaluation index for open online courses informed by grounded theory:
  the case of the State Benchmark Sharing Courses
• Abstract

Contents

• What counts as contributions to distance education research?

• Reshaping the values of academic journals

• Academic communities and academic journals

• Global research on good governance of adult learning and education:
  analysis of and implications from Global Reports on Adult Learning and Education

• Towards an action framework for education informatization

• Visualizing knowledge elements: a semiotic perspective

• Open Learning, Open Networks

• Correlation analysis of learning behaviors and learning style preferences in a self-regulated
  online learning environment

• An analysis of factors affecting MOOC learners' continuous learning: a review of CNKI's
  empirical research (2011-2016)

• OU student satisfaction modeling with a focus on learning needs

• The composition of deep learning content and its reshaping strategies 

• Abstract

Contents

• Transition of academic journals in the Internet era

• Aims and scope of academic journals in Open and Distance Education

• The role of academic research and academic journals in the transition of The Open University of China

• Learner behavior analysis in a virtual simulation laboratory

• Interaction between learners' emotional aspects and search task type and its influence on online information search experience

• Factors affecting teachers' use of online training and research workshops

• Building capacity for open educational practices in Australian higher education

• Learning support system in The Open University of Japan (OUJ)

• Fiscal management in Athabasca University and its implications

• Digital creativity: influence of digital technology on creativity

• Design framework of personalized resource  recommendation system informed by big data
  in education: the case of the State Benchmark Courses

• Learning credit bank research: a bibliometric analysis

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• Academic research and dissemination: issues to be explored

• Reforming academic journals in the Internet Plus environment

• ODL & lifelong learning research: recurring trends and developments

• Conceptions and realities of lifelong learning in a global perspective

• Personalized grouping strategies for mobile collaborative learning

• Towards a model of deep learning highlighting problem-solving

• Flipping the classroom in higher education: A design-based research study to develop a flipped classroom framework

• Developing an online learning assessment model for OUC's Integrated Network-based Approach

• Using semantic technology to produce micro-course resources: the case of Western Economics

• An empirical study of deep learning content and its resource representation

• Learner support for disabled learners in distance education: the case of OUC

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• Transgenic learning: towards a rule-based elearning recommendation model for massive enrollment

• Developing a MOOC experimentation platform: Insights from a user study

• Knowledge sharing behavior in online learning spaces: a social exchange theory perspective

• Distance learner modeling and personalized learning application: a perspective from big data analysis

• A literature review of distance learner satisfaction in China in terms of quality assurance

• Rethinking the roles and functions of degree programs in the continuing education provision
  of colleges and universities in Beijing

• Reconstructing the Open University system in China: a supply-side reform perspective

• Prior learning assessment in America: from the past to the future

• Online learning assessment: lessons from OUC

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• Student media usage patterns in transition: Results from a survey in Germany

• A study on cognitive tools for blended learning

• Using Merrill's First Principles of Instruction to develop SPOC Instructional Design Model

• An investigation of learners' demographics at the Open University of China (OUC)

• Using Instructional Interaction Hierarchical Model to design learning activities

• A review of European Guidelines for Validating Non-Formal and Informal Learning

• Interpreting the results of UKOU student satisfaction in the National Student Survey

• Towards Instructional Competency Standards for OU teachers

• Developing and practicing SPOC-oriented university library service model

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Contents

• De-colonising the MOOC: a critical view of the platform model for global education 

• Factors influencing the continuance intention of online learning form the
  perspective of flow theory:the case of MOOC platforms

• Collaborative recommendation: a new perspective for personalized learning route

• Learning outcomes recognition and transfer in China: visualization analysis of
  key words in research studies

• Factors influencing college students' satisfaction in online learning

• Use of IT in education: an effective measure for education targeting poverty alleviation 

• Quality assurance systems in higher vocational institutes: problems and solutions

• Constructing quality evaluation system for MOOCs

• Lifelong learning education system in South Korea

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Contents

• Where did online education go wrong?

• Analyzing Learning Activity Index and Online Learning Activity Index

• Learning behaviors in Massive Private Online Courses and their influencing factors:
  data from the Open University of China

• Interactivity of distance learning tools

• The use of cognitive diagnosis in computerized adaptive tests

• Instructional intervention informed by academic achievement predicting

• The use of e-schoolbags in teaching Chinese reading in primary schools:
  a perspective from the Learning Pyramid theory

• ICT leadership and education resources sharing: a perspective of distributed leadership

• Towards the motivation mechanism for academic credit bank construction

• Abstract