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Alqurashi, Emtinan – Distance Education, 2019
Student satisfaction is used as one of the key elements to evaluate online courses, while perceived learning is considered as an indicator of learning. This study aimed to explore how online learning self-efficacy (OLSE), learner--content interaction (LCI), learner--instructor interaction (LII), and learner--learner interaction (LLI) can predict…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Self Efficacy
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Akers, Richards; Carter, John; Coder, Dawn – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2021
Online learning in higher education continues to grow due to the flexibility it offers learners. Adult learners choose online learning at a rate much higher than residential learning. Adult learners in the online environment tend to be retained at a lower rate. To counteract lower retention rates, understanding student needs through targeted…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Support Services, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
Emmanuel-Frenel, Rouseline – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study asked two primary questions: (1) to what extent do distance learners find value in student support services; and (2) is there a relationship between the value placed on student support services and students' sense of belonging in the university's learning community? Value was defined as the frequency of use, importance, and satisfaction…
Descriptors: College Students, Church Related Colleges, Catholics, Student Attitudes
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Cole, Michele T.; Shelley, Daniel J.; Swartz, Louis B. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This article presents the results of a three-year study of graduate and undergraduate students' level of satisfaction with online instruction at one university. The study expands on earlier research into student satisfaction with e-learning. Researchers conducted a series of surveys over eight academic terms. Five hundred and fifty-three students…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Participant Satisfaction
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Riccio, Patricia A. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The purpose of this pilot study was to examine predictors of improvement in critical thinking skills among online graduate nursing students in a graduate nursing research course. Thirty-five students who had taken an online Nursing research course within the prior 12 months and who were currently enrolled in the online graduate Nursing program at…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Nursing Students
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Luo, Heng; Robinson, Anthony C.; Detwiler, Jim – Journal of Educators Online, 2014
This study investigates the effect of geographic distance on students' distance learning experience with the aim to provide tentative answers to a fundamental question--does geographic distance matter in distance education? Using educational outcome data collected from an online master's program in Geographic Information Systems, this study…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Geographic Location, Proximity, Masters Programs