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Michelle E. Bartlett; James E. Bartlett II – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2025
Online doctoral students face unique challenges in completing their dissertations, with faculty mentoring playing a crucial role in their success or attrition. This study explores online doctoral students' viewpoints of faculty dissertation mentoring, identifying distinct mentoring viewpoints. Using Q methodology, we examine how students…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Doctoral Students, Student Attitudes, Doctoral Dissertations
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Hugh Kellam; Leslie Jennings; Karen Magruder; Amber Smallwood; Ashley Purgason; Liz Richter – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2025
Background: While surveys that measure readiness for online learning are not new, gaps exists in ensuring such tools are student-centered and directly inform student support strategies. Thus, a new orientation support program was creating for all incoming online students at a large public university. The Online Readiness and Student Success…
Descriptors: Readiness, Electronic Learning, School Orientation, Student Surveys
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Tay McEdwards; Greta R. Underhill – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2025
Online learning has steadily increased since well before the COVID-19 pandemic (Seaman et al., 2018), but research has yet to explore online students' perceptions of online exam proctoring methods. The purpose of this exploratory study was to understand the perceptions of fully online students regarding types of proctoring at a large state…
Descriptors: Supervision, Computer Assisted Testing, Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes
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Shannon Chapman Fredrick – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2024
Undergraduate students often indicate they prefer a flexible course schedule and pace when completing asynchronous online courses, often in an effort to balance their academic commitments with their personal and professional obligations. While students must focus on their time management skills when taking an online course, faculty often have…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Success, Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication
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H. Srimathi; A. Krishnamoorthy – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2024
The higher education system of India is one of the largest systems on the globe, where there is a huge young population. The central government aims to increase the higher education gross enrolment ratio, which will improve the living and economic standards of youth. However, enrolment in higher education is lower for many reasons, including the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, MOOCs, Technology Uses in Education
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Rezwanul Parvez; Alysha Tarantino; Griffin Moores – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2024
Higher education institutions need to be responsible for understanding the characteristics and qualities of learners who decide to take courses with them; online vs. on-campus and what it takes to keep them learning at an institution. Taking heed and modifying structures, communications, and services will help learners and institutions in this…
Descriptors: College Students, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, School Holding Power
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Emily Faulconer; Brent Terwilliger; Robert Deters; Kelly George – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2024
The advancement of technology has led to an increase in undergraduate students pursuing degrees online. The translation of undergraduate research to the online environment is relatively new, though gaining momentum, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mentoring is a key undergraduate research support, particularly for those engaged online, as it…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Distance Education, Mentors, Student Research
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Firm Faith Watson; Anthony A. Piña; Jonathan Small – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2024
Launching a successful new online learning initiative or expanding existing online learning offerings takes careful planning and preparation. Online learning is an institution-wide endeavor, involving multiple departments, functions, and personnel, many of which require modifications or rethinking to meet the needs of fully online learners.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Improvement, Guidelines, Educational Policy
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Jill Oeding; Theresa Gunn; Aleisha Jones – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2024
This quantitative study is designed to determine the impact of online proctoring software in graduate courses. The researchers compared the final grades of two groups of online graduate students who were taught by professors who had online exams before and after the university implemented proctoring software. Essentially the only difference…
Descriptors: Supervision, Electronic Learning, Computer Software, Tests
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Carrie Lloyd; Melanie Shaw; Ronald Morgan; Linda K. Cummins; Michael Shriner; Samuel Hernandez; Sladjana Rakich; Audrey Rabas – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2024
National University's Master of Science in Educational Counseling underwent a revision in 2022 utilizing the approach of deriving program learning outcomes directly from the California Teaching Commission standards for school counselors. The program is offered solely in an online format. This study was undertaken to assess the program in terms of…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Standards, Alignment (Education), Electronic Learning