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Jeanelle L. VerWayne – ProQuest LLC, 2023
While enrollment has been declining across higher education over the last decade, online education is one sector consistently enjoying enrollment gains, making its success indispensable to many institutions. Transactional distance theory has been used to study the experiences of online students and faculty and asserts that dialogue reduces the…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Educational Environment
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Putman, S. Michael; Ford, Karen; Tancock, Susan – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2012
Advances in technology are having a profound impact on distance education as online learning is becoming a preferred educational option. Within these online learning experiences, the asynchronous online discussion has evolved into one of the most commonly used communication tools. However, a lack of cognitive processing and interaction in the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses