Summary of “Distance Learning, Past, Present, and Future” by Brown and Lease...
Key Concepts: Distance education began in the nineteenth century with correspondence courses. Educations delivery methods adopted new communication methods as became available and were cost-effective....
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Background Murphy, Picione, and Holme (2010) employed action research to test small group constructivist learning in preparatory chemistry classes using Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning...
View ArticleSummary of “Factors Associated with Student Persistence in an Online Program...
Carolyn Hart’s article is a literature review of recent peer reviewed journal articles describing factors that enable higher education students to successfully complete an online course. Hart’s review...
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Hung, Chow, Chen, and Own conducted a study of student readiness for online learning by measuring students’ perceptions of their ability for “self-directed learning, motivation for learning,...
View ArticleSelf-Regulated Leaning Skills for Students Online: What are they and how are...
Online learning asks more of students than traditional classroom settings. The classroom brings students and instructors together in a common room and time enabling direct communication and direction...
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