Comparison of Instructors' and Students' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Online Courses

This study used an extensive online course evaluation inventory to analyze the subjects' perceptions of course effectiveness in the following subscales: flexibility, user interface, navigation, getting started, technical assistance, course management, universal design, communications, instructi...

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Published inQuarterly review of distance education Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 25 - 36
Main Authors Seok, Soonhwa, DaCosta, Boaventura, Kinsell, Carolyn, Tung, Chan K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc 22.03.2010
Information Age Publishing, Inc
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects
College Faculty
College Instruction
College Students
Colleges & universities
Communication
Community Colleges
Comparative Analysis
Computer Mediated Communication
Correlation
Course Content
Course Evaluation
Distance Education
Distance learning
Educational Environment
Educational Media
Educational Theories
Electronic Learning
Evaluation
Instructional Design
Instructional Effectiveness
Interpersonal Communication
Linguistics
Motivation in education
Online Courses
Online education
Online instruction
Predictor Variables
Quality of education
Questionnaires
Skills
Statistical Analysis
Student Attitudes
Student Surveys
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Surveys
Teaching Experience
Teaching satisfaction
Technical Support
User interface
Validation studies
Web Based Instruction
United States
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ISSN1528-3518
2169-1266

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Summary:This study used an extensive online course evaluation inventory to analyze the subjects' perceptions of course effectiveness in the following subscales: flexibility, user interface, navigation, getting started, technical assistance, course management, universal design, communications, instructional design, and content. Survey results compared perceptions across instructors, students, and demographics, to include age, gender, educational level, and course experience. Results indicated that both students and instructors had positive perceptions of course effectiveness, with instructors having higher perceptions than students in some subscales. The results also indicated positive correlations between perceptions and teaching experience, suggesting the need for further research in the flexibility, communications, and online instructional design course effectiveness subscales. (Contains 4 tables.)
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ISSN:1528-3518
2169-1266