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Schmidt, Steven W.; Tschida, Christina M.; Hodge, Elizabeth M. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2016
Research shows most teachers teach as they were taught. However, distance educators lack a model or benchmark for online teaching because many of them have not taken online courses as students. Indeed, many studies on teaching online point to the importance of training for online instructors. Few studies go into specifics about exactly what that…
Descriptors: Distance Education, College Faculty, Web Based Instruction, Benchmarking
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Chou, Pao-Nan; Chen, Wei-Fan – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2008
Through literature review, this paper examines six empirical studies. Three cases are from the United States and the other three are from studies conducted in Asian. The purpose of this study is to identify whether or not self-directed learning is a key factor leading to successful academic performance in web-based learning environments. The…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Academic Achievement, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning