Asian Association of Open Universities Journal: Volume 15 Issue 3 , Open Access

A study on perception of teachers and students toward online classes in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District

Abhinandan Kulal, Anupama Nayak

The study aims at analyzing the perception of teachers and students about online classes. The work tries to explain the opinions of students as regards the impact of online…

Implementing quality assurance system for open and distance learning in three Asian open universities: Philippines, Indonesia and Pakistan

Aminudin Zuhairi, Maria Rowena Del Rosario Raymundo, Kamran Mir

Quality assurance (QA) in open and distance learning (ODL) has always become universal concerns of stakeholders. The quality of ODL has been confronted with challenges in terms of…

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in higher education: a SWOT analysis of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad (Pakistan)

Khalida Nasreen, Muhammad Tanveer Afzal

The purpose of the study is to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in higher education regarding distance learning system in Pakistan.

Exploring differences and relationships between online formative and summative assessments in Mississippi career and technical education

Ben Alexander, Sean Owen, Cliff B. Thames

This study, a post hoc observational one, attempted to determine if career and technical education (CTE) students in the state of Mississippi would academically benefit from…

Toward a framework for strengthening participants' self-efficacy in online education

Arnab Kundu

The purpose of this study was to review the role of self-efficacy in online education with an objective to propose a holistic framework for strengthening participants'…

Open and distance learning in social work programme: a study of MSW learners of India

Saumya Saumya, Tushar Singh

The paper reports the feedback collected from students of the Master of Social Work (MSW) Programme of the School of Social Work (SOSW), Indira Gandhi National Open University…

Can blockchain be a strategic resource for ODL?: a study

Nikhil Kant, Kumari Anjali

The purpose of this paper is to examine the hitherto unexplored strategic potentialities of blockchain as an intangible resource for open and distance learning (ODL) to attain and…

Academic excellence as a determinant of self-confidence among graduates of ODL programs

Maximus Gorky Sembiring

This study envisioned plausible influential factors on service quality and academic excellence relatable to graduate self-confidence in an open distance learning (ODL) outlook…