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Download full textYingqi Tang; Hungwei Tseng; Yu-Chun Kuo; Hsin-Te Yeh; Jianfang Liu – Online Learning, 2025
Through a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, this study investigated how dimensions of online learning readiness and online connectedness influence students' intentions to continue to take online courses. Data from 369 students who took at least one online course at a four-year public university showed that online learning readiness had a…
Descriptors: Success, Electronic Learning, Learning Readiness, Online Courses
Ahlf, Michael; McNeil, Sara – Online Learning, 2023
This systematic review examined research on moderators in asynchronous online discussions (AODs) through a review of 52 sources published over the past four decades. Areas of interest included conceptual frameworks cited in research, publication trends, instructional contexts, research methods and characteristics, and descriptions of the role of…
Descriptors: Facilitators (Individuals), Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups
Long, Yishi; Koehler, Adrie A. – Online Learning, 2021
Discussion is an essential component in case-based learning (CBL), as it offers students the opportunity to consider diverse perspectives, clarify confusion, and construct understanding. As a facilitator bears most of the responsibility for the overall success of CBL, understanding how facilitation strategies influence interactions during…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Interaction, Computer Mediated Communication, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Martin, Florence; Kumar, Swapna; She, Liane – Online Learning, 2021
Online instructors adopt various roles and perform various competencies in the design and delivery of online courses. In this study, online instructor roles are categorized into eight types including Subject Matter Expert, Course Designer and Developer, Course Facilitator, Course Manager, Advisor/Mentor, Assessor/Evaluator, Technology Expert, and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teacher Role, Teacher Competencies, College Faculty
Rutherford-Quach, Sara; Thompson, Karen D.; Rodriguez-Mojica, Claudia; Román, Diego – Online Learning, 2021
Online courses, particularly in the massive open online course (MOOC) format, have been lauded for their potential to democratize access to educational opportunities but criticized for their markedly low completion rates. Yet educators continue to enroll in online courses, including MOOCs, in high numbers. For teachers at under-resourced schools,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Professional Development, Teacher Education
Zhu, Meina; Bonk, Curtis J. – Online Learning, 2019
This study investigated the design and delivery of MOOCs to facilitate student self-monitoring for self-directed learning (SDL) using mixed methods. The data sources of this study included an online survey with 198 complete respondents, semistructured interviews with 22 MOOC instructors, and document analysis of 22 MOOCs. Study results indicated…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Self Management, Teacher Attitudes
Borup, Jered; Chambers, Chawanna B.; Stimson, Rebecca – Online Learning, 2019
In an attempt to better support their students and reduce online course attrition rates, some brick-and-mortar K-12 schools provide their online students with an on-site facilitator who supports students face-to-face. However, little is known about how students perceive the support provided by their on-site facilitator and online teacher. For this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Online Courses, Student Attitudes
Martin, Florence; Wang, Chuang; Sadaf, Ayesha – Online Learning, 2020
Online course facilitation is critical to the success of online courses. Instructors use various facilitation strategies in online courses to engage students. One hundred instructors were surveyed on their perception of helpfulness of twelve different facilitation strategies used in online courses to enhance instructor presence, instructor…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Teacher Role, Facilitators (Individuals)
Choi, Jinnie; Walters, Alyssa – Online Learning, 2018
Students in a fully online learning environment have limited opportunities to talk about math problem solving. While discourse is an effective pedagogical model, less is known about how it translates to online math learning. We analyzed online platform data from two fully online virtual elementary schools in the United States to address the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Synchronous Communication, Academic Discourse, Electronic Learning
