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Toward An Understanding Of Faculty Perceptions About Factors That Influence Student Success In Online Education, Michael Porter Sep 2015

Toward An Understanding Of Faculty Perceptions About Factors That Influence Student Success In Online Education, Michael Porter

South Florida Education Research Conference

This paper explores factors that faculty perceive as significant in influencing student success in online education. Technological support, degree of comfort with technology and a student’s personal characteristics were deemed by faculty as critical to success. Understanding these key factors could help to improve student success in online education.


A Basic Interpretive Study Of The Experiences Of University Students Who Have Dropped Or Failed An Online Course, Natalie Paul Mar 2015

A Basic Interpretive Study Of The Experiences Of University Students Who Have Dropped Or Failed An Online Course, Natalie Paul

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Online courses have increased in enrollments over the past few decades. As the number of students taking online courses have increased, so has the number of students who have dropped or failed an online course. According to the literature, online courses may have higher drop rates than traditional, face-to-face courses. The number of students who fail an online course is, also, of concern. As online courses may continue to grow over the next few decades, studies on persistence in online courses may benefit students, administrators, instructional designers, educators, and researchers. Although previous research studies have addressed persistence in online courses, …