An important element of open educational resources (OER) is the permission to use the materials in new ways, including revising and remixing them. Prior research has shown that the revision and remix rates for OER are relatively low. In this…

There have been few efforts to investigate the concept of quality from learners’ perspectives or to incorporate their needs and perceptions in quality standards in distance education. This is rather surprising, particularly in distance education contexts where the quality of…

Resumo: A importância mundial ao segmento florestal foi reforçada em 2011 pela Organização das Nações Unidas ao elegê-lo como Ano Internacional das Florestas. O Brasil registrou nos últimos dez anos significativo aumento na área de florestas plantadas, sendo 95% de…

The classical myth is one of the most important artistic expressions in our cultural and literary tradition. However, the fact that the teaching of this subject is associated to a specific area of courses considered optional implies that many of…

Les kinines sont des peptides neuro- et vaso- actifs impliqués dans les processus hémodynamiques, inflammatoires et douloureux. Leurs effets biologiques sont produits par l’entremise de deux types de récepteurs couplés aux protéines G, soit B1 (B1R) et B2 (B2R). Le…

Au moment où les territoires périurbains se transforment rapidement sous l’impulsion des stratégies de développement de l’industrie immobilière, les préoccupations sociales en matière de qualité des paysages et des cadres de vie se font de plus en plus grandes. Devant…

The purpose of the research was to assess the impact of the process of professional development of English foreign language teachers in Israel who participated in the Explicit Multisensory Phonics Intervention Programme. Previous research focused on changes in knowledge, practices,…

Abstract: In today’s competitive global economy characterized by knowledge acquisition, the concept of knowledge management has become increasingly prevalent in academic and business practices. Knowledge creation is an important factor and remains a source of competitive advantage over knowledge management.…

A re-design process implies dealing with complex interactions between stakeholders, especially if we are talking about a personalization re-engineered process, which can be applied to an existing web application. In this context, knowledge becomes a main factor of influence, but…

Along with changes which occur in different social institutions in the world, education and particularly universities are enroute to adding an economic and a productive role to their cultural mission and knowledge. These changes are done by using information and…