Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
2016 Volume 19, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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