Innovations in Open and Flexible Education

Part I. Open/Flexible Curriculum and Pedagogy

1. Revisiting the Definitions and Implementation of Flexible Learning
Kam Cheong Li, Beryl Yuen Yee Wong

2. Planning for Better Instruction: Learner Interviews for Flefxible Education in a Japanese Tertiary Curriculum
Yoko Hirata

3. Budgetary Planning for Self-Financing Open and Flexible Education
Linda Yin King Lee

4. A Needs Assessment Study to Support Academic Research: The Experience of the Open University of Hong Kong
Billy Tak Ming Wong, Beryl Yuen Yee Wong

5. In Search of an Effective Model of the ‘Flipped Classroom’ in Japan
Yoshihiro Hirata

6. Open and Distance Learning in Asia: Status and Strengths
Beryl Yuen Yee Wong, Billy Tak Ming Wong

7. Embedding MOOCs in Academic Programmes as a Part of Curriculum Transformation: A Pilot Case Study
Sarah Lambert, Irit Alony

Part II. Mobile and Ubiquitous Learning

8. Using Mobile and Flexible Technologies to Enhance Workplace Learning in Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Ricky Yuk Kwan Ng, Rechell Yee Shun Lam

9. Preference and Readiness of Nursing Students for Mobile Learning
Kam Cheong Li, Linda Yin King Lee, Suet Lai Wong, Ivy Sui Yu Yau, Billy Tak Ming Wong

10. Mobile Learning Support to Distance Learners: Using WhatsApp Messenger
Harvinder Kaur Dharam Singh, Tick Meng Lim, Tai Kwan Woo, Mansor Fadzil

11. Designing Smart Apps to Enhance Learners’ Engagement in Online Learning
Xiangyang Zhang, Shu-Chiu Hung, Linda Zhang

12. The Impact of Mobile Technology on the Learning of Management Science and the Development of Problem-Solving Skills
Sheila Cheng, Heng Loke Siow

Part III. Digitised Media and Open Educational Resources

13. An Explorative Study on the Pedagogical Potential of Gamification
Anna Wing Bo Tso, Janet Man Ying Lau

14. A Comparative Study of the Teaching Effect of ‘Flipped’ MOOC Class and Conventional Class
Xiaolu Chen, Helan Wu

15. Formative Evaluation of Hong Kong’s First Open Textbooks
Kin Sun Yuen, Kam Cheong Li

16. How to Incorporate Open Educational Resources (OER) into the Infrastructure and Pedagogy for Promoting Ubiquitous Learning
Kamalika Banerjee

17. Using Videos in Blended Learning: Pitfalls and Success Factors
Billy Tak Ming Wong, Beryl Yuen Yee Wong

18. Factors Affecting the Media Literacy of Young Students
He Xuan

Part IV. Tracking and Analysis of Student Learning

19. Instruction in College Physics Experiments in the Context of Big Data
Jun Lv, Ning Sheng Ma, Kai Fang, Xian Chao Ma

20. A Study of the Relationship Between Instant Messaging Communication and Student Assessment Results
Francis Yue

21. Using the xAPI to Track Learning
Kin Chew Lim

22. Modelling the Process of Learning Analytics Using a Reinforcement Learning Framework
Samuel P. M. Choi, Franklin S. S. Lam

23. A Study of High School Students Doing Physics Experiments with Arduino and Other Data-Logging Devices
Wing-Kwong Wong, Bo-Sing Guo, Tsung-Kai Chao, Chao-Jung Wu, Yunn-Wen Lien

Keywords: Education, Learning & Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology and Digital Education