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From Natasha Boskic:

Serious games in elementary and high schools

Goldman, T. (2010). Miyamoto Focusing on Getting DS into Schools. The Escapist Magazine, 21 Mar 2010.

With the DS already being used in places like museums, galleries, and aquariums, Miyamoto told reporters about Nintendo’s plan to roll the system out “in junior high and [...]

The current status of the Open University of Japan

Aoki, K. (2009) The current status of the Open University of Japan Re.ViCa Newsletter, November

The Re.Vica newsletter contains an interesting update on the Open University of Japan, formerly known as the University of the Air (in English).

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It can be seen that the OUJ is struggling to adapt to changes in technology, [...]

Predictors of Learning Satisfaction in Japanese Online Distance Learners

Bray, E., Aoki, K. and Dlugosh, L. (2008) Predictors of Learning Satisfaction in Japanese Online Distance Learners International Journal of Open and Distance Learning, Vol. 9, No 3

This paper reports the results of a questionnaire study administered to 424 students enrolled in one of Japan’s few online distance universities. Satisfaction with learning was [...]