There is a growing number of virtual courses being offered by Brazilian educational institutions, requiring the development technological resources and research to assist in teaching learning processes Distance Education (DE). The analysis students’ socio-affective profiles Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) enables possibilities develop methodologies and/or better understand them. Social Map ...

This study investigates the significance of Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory with regard to the use of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) at the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB). The focus is on different adoption types and characteristics of users. Rogers’ DOI theory is applied to investigate the influence of five predictors (relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, triala...

This article sets to explore the attitudes of higher education students enrolled in a political science programme at Master level towards e-learning facilitated by the introduction of a Moodle platform. The students have been surveyed at the end of public management course in the first semester of the programme asking them to evaluate both the contents (resources) available on the virtual learn...

<span lang="EN-US">Virtual learning environment (VLE) has been introduced in educational institutions such as schools, colleges, and universities to encourage a systematic online teaching platform. This paper aims examine the effect of social factors, self-efficacy, technological support on utilization VLE process. A quantitative approach was employed data collected through set questionna...

Background: Co- word analysis is one of the content analysis methods used in scientometric studies and mapping the scientific structure of various fields. The purpose of the present research is to map the structure of distance education using the co-word analysis. Methods: The research method is content analysis using co- word analysis. The research population are 31607 documents indexed in the...

This is a literature review analysing articles published on virtual learning environments (VLEs), otherwise known as management systems, in higher education the years 2014–2018. The Web of Science database was used to identity relevant over this five-year period. sample comprises 99 peer-reviewed, academic journal articles. A coding sheet analyse each article, identifying research method, class...

This paper presents the design and development of a VLE for a M.Sc. programme on information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education for sustainable development (ESD) driven by a learning paradigm that merges three theories of learning, namely: experiential learning, constructivist learning and transformative learning (ExConTra) funded by the European Commission. Learning activities ...

Background: With the recent spread of virtual learning programs in universities, especially in the field of medical sciences, libraries play a crucial role to support these programs. This study aimed at investigating the skills required by librarians to support virtual learning programs in Isfahan University and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.   Methods: This was an applied surv...