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Shixin Fang; Yi Lu; Guijun Zhang – Online Learning, 2023
Building and testing a framework of interactive and indirect predictors of student satisfaction would help us understand how to improve student online learning experience. The current study proposed that external predictors such as poor technological, environmental, and pedagogical factors would be internalized as negative psychological traits and…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Predictor Variables
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Lin, Xi – Online Learning, 2022
The global COVID-19 lockdowns caused universities to shift from face-to-face instruction to online. Since online teaching was used as a supplement to the traditional in-person instruction before the pandemic in China, Chinese college students were forced to learn in fully online learning (FOL) environments with very little preparation. These…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Technology Uses in Education
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Guo, Pengyue; Saab, Nadira; Ren, Danli; Admiraal, Wilfried – Online Learning, 2022
The role of teachers is an important element of online project-based learning courses. Based on the Community of Inquiry framework, this study examined how students' perceptions of teaching presence, through social presence and cognitive presence, were related to their evaluations of online project-based learning. A 16-week online project-based…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Role, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning
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Cai, Ying; Pan, Zilong; Han, Songhee; Shao, Peixia; Liu, Min – Online Learning, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, from early 2020 onwards, the adoption of synchronous online learning increased rapidly. It offers students a unique learning experience, utilizing communication modes from both in-person and asynchronous online classes. This mixed-methods study examined the impact of modes of communication (visual, bodily behaviors,…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Student Experience, Synchronous Communication, Educational Environment
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Jitpaisarnwattana, Napat; Reinders, Hayo; Darasawang, Pornapit – Online Learning, 2021
In the last decade, there has been a great deal of interest in language MOOCs (LMOOCs) and their potential to offer learning opportunities for large audiences, including those in disadvantaged communities. However, experiences and research have shown MOOCs to suffer from several challenges. Chief among these have been low participation and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Learning
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Zhu, Meina; Bonk, Curtis J.; Sari, Annisa R. – Online Learning, 2018
As massive open online courses (MOOCs) increase, the large scale and heterogeneity of MOOC participants bring myriad significant design challenges. This exploratory mixed methods study explores 143 MOOC instructors' considerations and challenges in designing MOOCs, 12 of whom were interviewed and had their courses analyzed. The survey, interview,…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology