Instructors’ Conceptions of the Efficacy and Motives for Online Instruction in Open and Distance Learning Mode
Philipo Sanga
Abstract:This paper employs the Community of Inquiry Theoretical Framework to examine the instructors’ conceptions of training efficacy and motives for online instruction in open and distance learning mode at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT). Using a hermeneutic phenomenology research design, data were collected from 25 instructors at the Open University of Tanzania through in-depth interviews, which were corroborated with questionnaires. Findings from the study indicated that, generally, continuous professional d… Show more
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