This article proposes a model of semantic representation for electronic documents. We place our study within the framework of the on-line learning; the electronic documents in which we are interested are educational objects. The proposed model aims at improving the re-use of an object by considering its various aspects : its description by meta-data, its usage in the scenario of learning, its d...

This study examined the effect of civil servants’ Self-Directed Learning Readiness (SDLR) and network literacy on their online learning effectiveness in a web-based training program. Participants were 283 civil servants enrolled in an asynchronous online learning program through an e-learning portal provided by the Regional Civil Service Development Institute in Taiwan. Data were collected via ...

Our “information-oriented” society shows an increasing exigency of life-long learning. In such framework, online Learning is becoming an important tool to allow the flexibility and quality requested by such a kind of learning process. In the recent past, a great number of on-line platforms have been introduced on the market showing different characteristics and services. A series of features sh...

Abundance of user contributions does not necessarily indicate sustainability of an online community. On the contrary, excessive contributions in the systems may result in information overload and user withdrawal. We propose a userand communityadaptive reward mechanism aiming to regulate the quantity of the contributions and encourage users to moderate the quality of contributions themselves. Th...

The purpose of this study is to validate an instrument to study role adjustment of students new to an online community of inquiry. The community of inquiry conceptual model for online learning was used to shape this research and identify the core elements and conditions associated with role adjustment to online learning (Garrison, Anderson and Archer, 2000). Through a factor analytic process it...

Understanding the role of student demographics in the online learning environment can assist institutions to make decisions regarding online programs. These decisions go beyond the initial question of whether to invest in online programs or whether to increase or decrease online course availability. This article discusses the relationship between student demographics and success in online learn...

As major activities in distance learning courses, online discussions play an important role in student learning. Currently, both asynchronous learning courses and some primarily face-to-face courses at New Jersey Institute of Technology require online discussions. Does this requirement improve the students’ perceived learning? An exploratory study conducted in Spring 2002 drew responses to a po...