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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
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
Mays, Thomas; Ross, Sonseeahray – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2022
Developing a sense of community (SoC) in college is vital due to its positive impacts on learning and student success. In this study, the researchers examine students' perceptions of SoC in synchronous and asynchronous online courses, with specific interest in the experiences of regional campus students who are often considered to be…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses
Dinorah Nieves; Christopher W. Berg – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2023
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapidly growing field of online education experienced an even greater surge, sparking increased interest in the particulars of effective digital pedagogy. Effective approaches include useful facilitator guidance, well-structured course design and productive instructor feedback. In addition, there is evidence to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Teaching Models, Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences
Holzweiss, Peggy C.; Walker, Daniel W. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2021
This study examines the experiences of online students and faculty when a regional crisis disrupted courses. Students could not access online courses for up to a month, threatening both retention and the financial health of the institution. Researchers share the details of the crisis including the institutional response, the challenges online…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, College Students, College Faculty
Stoebe, Amy – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2020
While there is a lack consensus as to whether orientations for online students should be completed on campus or online, research suggests that having an in-depth orientation and onboarding process increases the academic preparedness of online students and, consequently, improves retention. This action research study attempted to evaluate the…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Program Effectiveness, Orientation, Virtual Classrooms
Bickle, Marianne C.; Rucker, Ryan D.; Burnsed, Katherine Annette – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2019
The purposes of this study were to examine students' satisfaction with online learning and identify attributes that contribute to humanizing the online classroom. A total of 228 students participated in the study, which attempted to determine whether students perceived a social presence in the online course as a result of a variety of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Satisfaction, Technology Uses in Education, Integrated Learning Systems
Ferguson, Karen; Aitken, Renee – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2019
Traditionally, online learning has been limited to written lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments with an occasional video presentation or simulation included due to the limitations of technology (Kirkwood & Price, 2013). While this form of learning has served the online environment well, the process does not address individual…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Individual Needs, Electronic Learning, Retention (Psychology)
Rath, Logan; Olmstead, Kathleen; Zhang, Jie; Beach, Pamela – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2019
Across the nation, the demand for online teaching continues to steadily increase according to data from the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES, 2018). Currently, about one in six college students is enrolled in a 100% online program and more than 33% of college students are enrolled in at least one…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Online Courses, College Faculty
Salvo, Susan; Shelton, Kaye; Welch, Brett – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2017
Online education is continuing to grow in popularity with students with more and more institutions offering fully online degrees. In addition, online education potentially offers a color free environment where students are less likely to be judged by race and treated more equally as this is one of the benefits of online education. However, African…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Bishop-Monroe, Robbie – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to share the challenges faced with the rapid transition from face-to-face to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight successful online teaching strategies. The challenges are presented in a question and solution-based analysis to help educators mitigate barriers for students who are engaged in online…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
Kane, Robert Todd; Shaw, Melanie; Pang, Sangho; Salley, Witt; Snider, J. Blake – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2016
With the ever-increasing availability of online education opportunities, understanding the factors that influence online student satisfaction and success is vital to enable administrators to engage and retain this important stakeholder group. The purpose of this ex-post-facto, nonexperimental quantitative study was to investigate the impact of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Student Satisfaction, Electronic Learning, Teaching Methods
Arroyo, Andrew T. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2014
Growing numbers of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are entering the arena of online distance education. Some are seeking to grow large-scale programs that can compete for market share with historically White institutions and for-profit schools. This theoretical essay develops a composite model to assist HBCU administrators in…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Distance Education, Costs, Electronic Learning
Hachey, Alyse; Conway, Katherine; Wladis, Claire – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2013
Adapting to the 21st century, community colleges are not adding brick and mortar to meet enrollment demands. Instead, they are expanding services through online learning, with at least 61% of all community college students taking online courses today (Pearson, 2011). As online learning is affording alternate pathways to education for students, it…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Electronic Learning, Community Colleges, Online Courses
Singleton, Jacques; Bowser, Audrey; Hux, Annette; Neal, Gwendolyn – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2013
As with most states, Arkansas is experiencing substantial growth in the delivery of academic programs and courses by distance learning provided by institutions of higher education. At Arkansas State University faculty have adhered to the need of students and developed a completely online certification and master's program in Educational…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Colleges, Electronic Learning, Distance Education