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Publication of our article about "Effectiveness of E-Learning Systems" in the "Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education"
[17.04.2016]Special Issue "Identifying and Managing Critical Success Factors of Online Education"
We are pleased to announce the publication of our article "The Effectiveness of E-Learning Systems: A Review of the Empirical Literature on Learner Control" in the Journal "Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE)". The article appeared in the printed edition of the Special Issue "Identifying and Managing Critical Success Factors of Online Education" (Volume 14, Issue 2, April 2016).
Christian Sorgenfrei, Stefan Smolnik: The Effectiveness of E-Learning Systems: A Review of the Empirical Literature on Learner Control
Summary: E-learning systems are changing education and organizational training considerably. With the advancement of online-based learning systems, learner control over the instructional process has emerged as a decisive factor in technology-based forms of learning. However, conceptual work on the role of learner control in e-learning has not advanced sufficiently to predict how autonomous learning impacts e-learning effectiveness. To extend the research on the role of learner control in e-learning and to examine its impact on e-learning effectiveness, we review 54 empirical articles on learner control during the period 1996-2013. We then apply our findings to derive a conceptual framework as a reference model to illustrate how learner control affects e- learning effectiveness. Our findings provide new insights into the role and different dimensions of learner control in e-learning, and reveal the implication for learning processes and learning outcomes.
