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Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration

2016 Volume 19, Number 4

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Number of articles: 8

  1. Another Simple yet Effective Best Practice for Increasing Enrollments at an Extended Campus

    Steven S. Christensen, Scott L. Howell & C. Giles Hall

    This article is a follow-up to a previous article, "Six Ways to Increase Enrollments at an Extended Campus," published in this journal (vol. 17, no. 4, winter 2015), wherein a seventh... More

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  2. Online vs. Face-to-Face Course Evaluations: Considerations for Administrators and Faculty

    Michael P. Marzano & Robert Allen

    The purpose of this study was to determine whether students evaluate courses differently, and perhaps more critically, when delivered online vs. face-to-face (F2F). Course evaluations are... More

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  3. Online Course Quality: What Do Nontraditional Students Value?

    Emily Hixon, Casimir Barczyk, Penny Ralston-Berg & Janet Buckenmeyer

    This study analyzes nontraditional students' perceptions of online course quality. Students were categorized into three groups: traditional, moderately nontraditional, and highly nontraditional. A ... More

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  4. Assuring Student Learning Outcomes Achievement through Faculty Development: An Online University Example

    Shelia Lewis & Christopher Ewing

    Asynchronous discussions in the online teaching and learning environment significantly contributes to the achievement of student learning outcomes, which is dependent upon qualified and engaged... More

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  5. Assessing Faculty Attitudes towards Online Instruction: A Motivational Approach

    David J. Prottas, Catherine M. Cleaver & Deborah Cooperstein

    There continues to be a lack of congruence in the attitudes of faculty and administrators with respect to online or distance education. The authors developed and administered a questionnaire to... More

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  6. Student Satisfaction as a Predictor of Retention in a Professional Online For-Profit Higher Education Institution

    Eric Page & Melinda Kulick

    This study expanded on prior satisfaction and retention research by exploring this relationship within the online for-profit sector. An ex post facto design was utilized at an online for-profit... More

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  7. Teaching Online: Where Do Faculty Spend Their Time?

    B. Jean Mandernach & Rick Holbeck

    An understanding of online teaching time requirements provides essential information to inform scheduling, course size and instructor workload; in addition, awareness of the distribution of time... More

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  8. The Pathway Program: A Collaboration between 3 Universities to Deliver a Social Work Distance Education (DL) Program to Underserved Areas of California

    Teresa Morris, Celeste A. Jones & Seema Sehrawats

    This paper describes the development of a partnership between three campuses to develop a (DL) education program-serving employees of county and tribal Health and Human Service Departments in... More

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