scholarly journals PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE LEARNING IN AN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY: AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ (ASIAN REGION) PERSPECTIVE – SUPPORT FOR LEARNING

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Renee Shiun Yee Chew
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Asian Region

scholarly journals From real to virtual mobility: Erasmus students’ transition to online learning amid the COVID-19 crisis

2021 ◽  
pp. 147490412110212
Author(s):  
Rita Koris ◽  
Francisco Javier Mato-Díaz ◽  
Núria Hernández-Nanclares
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Adaptive Responses ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Study Experience ◽  
Learning Capabilities ◽  
Virtual Mobility ◽  
Restrictive Measures

This study explores international students’ perceptions of the transition to the online learning environment while they were studying on an Erasmus+ Study Mobility Programme at host universities in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. Applying the theoretical framework based on the affective, behavioural and cognitive aspects of adaptation in the case of international students, this study reveals what adaptive responses and decisions sojourners made, and how their study experience and learning capabilities were challenged by the restrictive measures introduced at host universities due to the state of emergency declared in the host countries. Fourteen semi-structured interviews with both incoming and outgoing international students were conducted. Results reveal that studying online with reduced social interaction was a real challenge to Erasmus students. They were lacking cultural knowledge of the destination country as well as the insights typically arising from face-to-face teaching and social interactions. However, findings also expose students’ satisfaction with their academic accomplishments. In this regard, specific proposals are made for universities that consider virtual mobility programmes for international students in the future.

Thai Students' Experiences of Online Learning at Indonesian Universities in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (S3) ◽  
pp. 58-74
Author(s):  
Sandi Ferdiansyah ◽  
Supiastutik ◽  
Ria Angin
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Important Data ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Thai Students

The present interview study reports on eight Thai undergraduate students’ experiences of online learning at three different Indonesian universities based in East Java, Indonesia. Semi-structured interviewing was designed based on the sociocultural framework proposed by Ma (2017) to elucidate the students’ voices of online learning experience. The data garnered from online interviewing were transcribed and interpreted using thematic content analysis. The study elicits three important data themes: the agility of the student participants to adapt online learning to suit their learning needs, the participants’ strategies to build learning autonomy, and the participants’ ability to sustain their learning motivation. This study stresses the important roles of such other agents as teachers, parents, and friends in providing international students with mental and emotional support to help them get through COVID-19 affected online learning.

Portraits of the Activity Systems of International Higher Education Students in Online Learning

2013 ◽  
pp. 172-204
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Activity System ◽  
Activity Systems ◽  
System Data ◽  
Memorial University Of Newfoundland

This chapter presents findings of a study of the activity systems of seven international students enrolled in online learning at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The seven students were interviewed using questions focused around the components of an activity system. Data were analyzed using a coding protocol designed for the study and based on Activity Theory. Findings are presented as seven individual portraits of the activity system of students. Each portrait is summarized according to the following components: subject, object, tools, norms, community, division of labour, outcomes.

Understanding the Preferences for Online Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 194-208
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Alan Williams
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Value Drivers ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Instrumental View

Online learning is promoted by the Malaysian Government as a key element in the Higher Education Blueprint 2015-25 (Shift 9: Globalized Online Learning), but research in the Malaysian context is very underdeveloped. This chapter aims to fill part of this gap with a simple analysis of online Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses to examine the appetite and preferences of actual and potential MBA students for online learning. Using data from local and international students studying on MBA programs in Malaysia, the authors show that the MBA students in their sample still have a largely instrumental view of the value drivers of their study programs. The key factors identified by the largest number of groups were facilities, price, certificate authenticity, duration, and flexibility of course times.

scholarly journals The Impact of Online Learning on International Students' Studies Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic During the 2020 Spring Semester: A Case Study of Southwest University.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Muganga ◽  
Naomy Kalabwa Leah ◽  
Tebatso Namanyane ◽  
Mirajur Rhaman Shaoan
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Network Connectivity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Limited Class ◽  
The Impact

Toward the end of 2019 and since the beginning of 2020, there has been a worldwide collapse of the pandemic disease called covid-19 that caused a complete shutdown in several countries. As a result, schools, universities and other institutions of higher learning were forced to close. The only way learning could take place was through online learning. Unplanned online learning brought uncertainty among institutions, educators and learners which needs to be examined. The purpose of this case study was, therefore, to explore how online learning during the COVID-19 period influenced SWU international students’ studies, and to understand the attitude of these international students toward online learning during the covid-19 period and finally finding out strategies that SWU international students used to tackle the challenges they encountered through online learning. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among twelve international students offering different online courses. Researchers used content analysis to help them arrive at findings and conclusions. Results from the research showed that poor network connectivity, limited class participation was among the strongest themes to address the first research question. Passion for learning and apathy of online learning were among the themes under students’ attitude. Strategies used to cope up with the challenges faced included prior class preparations and seeking better internet connectivity showed up.

scholarly journals What Does Data Tell Us about Cross-border Online Learning?

2017 ◽  
pp. 21-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Merola
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Cross Border

Cross-border online learning offers new ways to access education across borders without being physically present in the classroom. What does data indicate about the size and scale of the market, particularly in countries that are host to, and source of, many international students?

Portraits of the Activity Systems of International Higher Education Students in Online Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 658-692
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Murphy ◽  
María A. Rodríguez-Manzanares
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Activity System ◽  
Activity Systems ◽  
System Data ◽  
Memorial University Of Newfoundland

This chapter presents findings of a study of the activity systems of seven international students enrolled in online learning at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The seven students were interviewed using questions focused around the components of an activity system. Data were analyzed using a coding protocol designed for the study and based on Activity Theory. Findings are presented as seven individual portraits of the activity system of students. Each portrait is summarized according to the following components: subject, object, tools, norms, community, division of labour, outcomes.

Cross-Analysis of the Activity Systems of Higher Education International Students in Online Learning

2013 ◽  
pp. 205-216
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
International Students ◽  
Activity Theory ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Activity System ◽  
Activity Systems ◽  
The Cross

This chapter presents the results of a cross-analysis of the seven portraits of the activity systems of higher education international students in online learning. The cross-analysis relies on Activity Theory as a tool to identify and sort patterns in the data, in this instance across seven portraits. The cross-analysis aggregates findings from across all seven portraits into the Activity Theory components of subject, object, tools, norms, community, division of labour, and outcomes. The chapter provides an aggregate portrait of the activity system of the seven students.

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