Treffer: Enablers and Barriers of Online Learning: A Study of Students' Narratives

Title:
Enablers and Barriers of Online Learning: A Study of Students' Narratives
Language:
English
Authors:
Martin Otto (ORCID 0000-0001-9176-955X?lang=en), Shikha Raturi (ORCID 0000-0001-5077-0853)
Source:
Asian Journal of Distance Education. 2024 19(1):18-43.
Availability:
Asian Society of Open and Distance Education. 80-4 Minou Yamamoto Machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka, 839-0826, Japan. e-mail: editor@asianjde.org; Web site: http://asianjde.com/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
26
Publication Date:
2024
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Education Level:
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Geographic Terms:
ISSN:
1347-9008
Entry Date:
2024
Accession Number:
EJ1424275
Database:
ERIC

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Since stepping into education delivery, technology continues to revolutionise education, responding to access and equity. This has made online learning to be the choice for access and equity like never seen before. Unfortunately, it has not only provided solutions but also introduced issues that have created the divide in technology and online learning for learners and institutions. The study explored online learning in the Solomon Islands from students' narratives at the Solomon Islands National University via "tok stori"; seeking to understand what they perceived as enablers and barriers of online learning. The study employed the sequential mixed-method approach and was guided by the theories of transactional distance and interaction, with the latter's extensions. The findings show that the level and strategies of support in administration, academics, and technology determine what transpires as an enabler or a barrier to online learning.

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