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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Gooding, Megan; Shreaves, Dana; Kepka, Jennifer – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2019
There is an increased demand for online courses and programs. As a result, institutions are experimenting with different ways to train and support faculty to teach online. There is very little recent literature, though, describing the various ways that institutions actually train faculty to teach online. In this article, we report on the results…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Faculty Development, Training Methods
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Mosavian, Penelope – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2020
Designing a course of academic English for 94 teachers to teach 1,200 students based in different parts of the world might present a challenge to any course development team. Add into that mix the transformation of a program from traditional face-to-face delivery, to a course delivered fully online, with teachers in different time zones using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English for Academic Purposes, Instructional Design
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Bolliger, Doris U.; Wasilik, Oksana – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2012
Researchers investigated perceived satisfaction of undergraduate students with high-enrollment online course sections at a research-intensive university. A modified survey instrument was administered to all undergraduate students enrolled in 2 online statistics courses in which interaction was not a central element of course design. Students were…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Distance Education, Online Courses, Undergraduate Students
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Hogg, Nanette; Lomicky, Carol S. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2012
This study explores 465 postsecondary students' experiences in online classes through the lens of connectivism. Downes' 4 properties of connectivism (diversity, autonomy, interactivity, and openness) were used as the study design. An exploratory factor analysis was performed. This study found a 4-factor solution. Subjects indicated that autonomy…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Online Courses, Factor Structure, Electronic Learning
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Huett, Jason; Moller, Leslie; Young, Jon I. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2004
Effective development and deployment of a distance education program at the traditional university level is examined using the Department of Technology and Cognition at the University of North Texas (UNT) as the subject of a case study. The evolution of the department's distance education program from the late 1980s to the present is highlighted.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Student Interests, Online Courses, Educational Technology