This study explored students’ perceived course quality and instructor effectiveness as a function... more This study explored students’ perceived course quality and instructor effectiveness as a function of course structure, dialogue/interaction, and learner autonomy in an online learning environment. Using Moore\u27s (1993) theory of Transactional Distance (TD) as a conceptual framework, the researcher collected data from postsecondary learners (N = 1049) across the USA who took online courses between Fall 2014 and Fall 2018. The highest percentage of participants, 48.2%, were aged between 25 to 34; 26.0% were 35 to 44; 11.4% were 18 to 24, while the rest were 45 and above. Of the total respondents, 54.5% were male, 45% were female, and .5% were of other gender. The sample by race consisted of 62.2% White; 22.8% Black or African American; 7.3% Asian or Pacific Islander; while the rest broke into Hispanic or Latino 5.5%; American Indian or Alaskan Native .9%; Other Race .9%; while .4% preferred not to answer. The study adopted a quantitative, non-experimental, survey approach in the ide...
The different limitation facets and issues of open learning and distance education have been a su... more The different limitation facets and issues of open learning and distance education have been a subject of research and academic dialogue for sometime. This article introduces and discusses the application of Asynchronous Distributed Knowledge Spaces in increasing education opportunities for new and practising teachers. To set the context, we begin with a brief description of the experiment environment, which is Kenya, a developing nation in East Africa. We then state the problem by asserting that current on-campus and distance education models have failed in meeting the demand for teacher education. We consequently define and examine the functional and non-functional requirements for creation of Asynchronous Distributed Knowledge Spaces; we provide a conceptual operational model; and finally present a deployable technical prototype that we are still working on and discuss its advantages and limitations.
The different limitation facets and issues of open learning and distance education have been a su... more The different limitation facets and issues of open learning and distance education have been a subject of research and academic dialogue for sometime. This article introduces and discusses the application of Asynchronous Distributed Knowledge Spaces in increasing education opportunities for new and practising teachers. To set the context, we begin with a brief description of the experiment environment, which is Kenya, a developing nation in East Africa. We then state the problem by asserting that current on-campus and distance education models have failed in meeting the demand for teacher education. We consequently define and examine the functional and non-functional requirements for creation of Asynchronous Distributed Knowledge Spaces; we provide a conceptual operational model; and finally present a deployable technical prototype that we are still working on and discuss its advantages and limitations.
This study explored students’ perceived course quality and instructor effectiveness as a function... more This study explored students’ perceived course quality and instructor effectiveness as a function of course structure, dialogue/interaction, and learner autonomy in an online learning environment. Using Moore\u27s (1993) theory of Transactional Distance (TD) as a conceptual framework, the researcher collected data from postsecondary learners (N = 1049) across the USA who took online courses between Fall 2014 and Fall 2018. The highest percentage of participants, 48.2%, were aged between 25 to 34; 26.0% were 35 to 44; 11.4% were 18 to 24, while the rest were 45 and above. Of the total respondents, 54.5% were male, 45% were female, and .5% were of other gender. The sample by race consisted of 62.2% White; 22.8% Black or African American; 7.3% Asian or Pacific Islander; while the rest broke into Hispanic or Latino 5.5%; American Indian or Alaskan Native .9%; Other Race .9%; while .4% preferred not to answer. The study adopted a quantitative, non-experimental, survey approach in the ide...
The different limitation facets and issues of open learning and distance education have been a su... more The different limitation facets and issues of open learning and distance education have been a subject of research and academic dialogue for sometime. This article introduces and discusses the application of Asynchronous Distributed Knowledge Spaces in increasing education opportunities for new and practising teachers. To set the context, we begin with a brief description of the experiment environment, which is Kenya, a developing nation in East Africa. We then state the problem by asserting that current on-campus and distance education models have failed in meeting the demand for teacher education. We consequently define and examine the functional and non-functional requirements for creation of Asynchronous Distributed Knowledge Spaces; we provide a conceptual operational model; and finally present a deployable technical prototype that we are still working on and discuss its advantages and limitations.
The different limitation facets and issues of open learning and distance education have been a su... more The different limitation facets and issues of open learning and distance education have been a subject of research and academic dialogue for sometime. This article introduces and discusses the application of Asynchronous Distributed Knowledge Spaces in increasing education opportunities for new and practising teachers. To set the context, we begin with a brief description of the experiment environment, which is Kenya, a developing nation in East Africa. We then state the problem by asserting that current on-campus and distance education models have failed in meeting the demand for teacher education. We consequently define and examine the functional and non-functional requirements for creation of Asynchronous Distributed Knowledge Spaces; we provide a conceptual operational model; and finally present a deployable technical prototype that we are still working on and discuss its advantages and limitations.
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