Some Recent Open Access Papers on Higher Education

The Directory of Open Access Journals indexes thousands of scholarly journals for which the papers are freely available. This is useful if you are looking for readings for a course and you want students to be easily able to obtain them. Not only can the students access the papers without having to worry about paying a fee, but they also tend to be in formats which are easier to read.

A search for papers on Higher Education returned 3,706, of which here are a few recent ones which look interesting:

Reaching the unreached: de-mystifying the role of ICT in the process of doctoral research Kwong Nui Sim, Sarah Stein Research in Learning Technology. 2016;24(0):1-15 DOI 10.3402/rlt.v24.30717 Abstract | Full Text

MOOCs as Change Agents to Boost Innovation in Higher Education Learning Arenas Ebba Ossiannilsson, Fahriye Altinay, Zehra Altinay Education Sciences. 2016;6(3):25 DOI 10.3390/educsci6030025 Abstract | Full Text

Comparative Study of In-service Teacher Education between China and Germany Ye Zhang, Chunwen Hao Educational Process: International Journal. 2016;5(3):212-222 DOI 10.12973/edupij.2016.53.3 Abstract | Full Text

Designing Information Technology Framework of Enriching E-Learning Pedagogies Fahim Akhter TEM Journal. 2016;5(3):379-384 DOI 10.18421/TEM53-19 Abstract | Full Text

Investigating Teaching, Social and Cognitive Presence of Students in Synchronous Online Environments [Çevrimiçi Eşzamanlı Öğrenme Ortamlarında Öğrencilerin Öğretimsel, Sosyal ve Bilişsel Buradalık Algılarının Belirlenmesi] Servet Kılıç, Mehmet Barış Horzum, Ünal Çakıroğlu Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education. 2016;7(2):350-364 DOI 10.16949/turcomat.35549 Abstract | Full Text

Admission Systems and Student Mobility: A Proposal for an EU-Wide Registry for University Admission Cecile Hoareau McGrath, Michael Frearson Foro de Educación. 2016;14(21):167-195 DOI 10.14516/fde.2016.014.021.009 Abstract | Full Text

Universities in Latvia – from the Soviet to European Higher Education Area Indra Dedze, Zanda Rubene Foro de Educación. 2016;14(21):13-38 DOI 10.14516/fde.2016.014.021.002 Abstract | Full Text

The Highs and Lows of Reform. The Divergent Development of Public Education and Teacher Training in Hungary János Ugrai Foro de Educación. 2016;14(21):39-57 DOI 10.14516/fde.2016.014.021.003 Abstract | Full Text

Higher Education Across Europe: Contemporary Missions for Historical Institutions Tamar Groves, Ana Cuevas Badallo Foro de Educación. 2016;14(21):3-10 DOI 10.14516/fde.2016.014.021.001 Abstract | Full Text

Prospective Teachers’ Tendencies to Utilize From the Facilities of Contemporary Educational Technology Gizem SAYGILI, Teoman İsmail KESERCİOĞLU International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education. 2016;2(22372):14-24 Abstract | Full Text

An investigation for attitudes of pre-service teachers who enter the university by aptitude examinations towards school experience course Feryal BEYKAL ORHUN International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education. 2016;2(22372):66-78 Abstract | Full Text

The English «Teaching Excellence Framework» and Professionalising Teaching and Learning in Research-Intensive Universities: An Exploration of Opportunities, Challenges, Rewards and Values from a Recent Empirical Study Wendy Robinson, Angelique Hilli Foro de Educación. 2016;14(21):151-165 DOI 10.14516/fde.2016.014.021.008 Abstract | Full Text

Moving the Universities to the «Third Mission» in Europe, New Impulses and Challenges in Doctoral Education Patrícia Santos Foro de Educación. 2016;14(21):107-132 DOI 10.14516/fde.2016.014.021.006 Abstract | Full Text

Strategic Planning in Spanish public universities: an analysis of their objetives Adela GARCÍA ARACIL AULA: Revista de Pedagogía. 2016;19(0):111-132 Abstract | Full Text

Exploring University Teacher Perceptions About Out-of-Class Teamwork Elizabeth Ruiz-Esparza Barajas, Cecilia Araceli Medrano Vela, Jesús Helbert Karim Zepeda Huerta Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 2016;18(2):29-45 Abstract | Full Text

Prospects for the Development and Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia Konstantin Krechetnikov , Nina Pestereva, Goran Rajovićb European Journal of Contemporary Education. 2016;16(2):229-238 DOI 10.13187/ejced.2016.16.229 Abstract | Full Text

Putting Order into Our Universe: The Concept of Blended Learning—A Methodology within the Concept-based Terminology Framework Joana Fernandes, Rute Costa, Paula Peres Education Sciences. 2016;6(2):15 DOI 10.3390/educsci6020015 Abstract | Full Text

Examining the Use of Lecture Capture Technology: Implications for Teaching and Learning Jovan F. Groen, Brenna Quigley , Yves Herry Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2016;7(1):1-18 DOI 10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2016.1.8 Abstract | Full Text

Integrating ICT in Teacher Colleges - A Change Process Noga Magen- Nagar, Ditza Maskit Journal of Information Technology Education : Research. 2016;15:211-232 Abstract | Full Text

The development of professional competences using the interdisciplinary project approach with university students Mònica González-Carrasco, Jesús Francés Ortega, Rodolfo de Castro Vila, Margarida Castañer Vivas, Joan San Molina, Joan Marti Bonmati Journal of Technology and Science Education. 2016;6(2):121-134 DOI 10.3926/jotse.196 Abstract | Full Text

Student Engagement in a Large Classroom: Using Technology to Generate a Hybridized Problem-based Learning Experience in a Large First Year Undergraduate Class Sherry Fukuzawa, Cleo Boyd Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2016;7(1):1-14 DOI 10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2016.1.7 Abstract | Full Text

Responding to ‘nurturing global collaboration and networked learning in higher education’ Radzuwan Ab Rashid Research in Learning Technology. 2016;24(0):1-3 DOI 10.3402/rlt.v24.31485 Full Text

Application of Employability Skills and Contextual Performance Level of Employees in Government Agencies Maripaz C. Abas Journal of Education and Learning. 2016;10(2):167-176 DOI 10.11591/edulearn.v10i2.3429 Abstract | Full Text