Browsing by Subject "Online Courses"

Now showing 1 - 3 of 3
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    A Carrot or a Stick: Enhancing Student Motivation through Accountability in Online and Face-to-Face Courses
    (2015-04-10) Hook, Sara Anne; Zhu, Liugen
    This engaging presentation features a variety of innovative and practical teaching strategies that are intended to increase student accountability in online and face-to-face courses. Based on their assessment methods and drawing from the literature, the presenters demonstrate how student accountability has a direct impact on extrinsic and intrinsic student motivation that translates into improved student learning and academic success.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    INVESTIGATING THE EXPERIENCES OF ONLINE LEARNING: AN EVALUATION
    (2005-11-21T18:24:24Z) Cooper, Mary K; Bielema, Cheryl
    With the push to on-line courses by many universities, online degrees are becoming more prevalent. The University of Missouri is no exception. In 2002 an online course development committee was formed to address online learning within the college of education. In summer of 2001, three courses in the adult education master’s program were offered in a web-based environment, with a substantial evaluation built onto the process. The preliminary findings are presented here.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    STUDENT EXPERIENCES IN SMALL COLLABORATIVE GROUPS ONLINE
    (2005-09-27T20:39:44Z) Smith, Regina O
    The purpose of this research is to develop a deeper understanding of collaborative learning as experienced by adult learners enrolled in an online course. The findings suggest that the participants in this study were caught in a paradox; they wanted to engage in learning where they were allowed to co-construct knowledge, but they also wanted to learn independently. The students participated in a form of resistance, which resulted in ambivalence rather than collaborative learning.