Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
December 2010 Volume 14, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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Why Online Education Will Attain Full Scale
John Sener
Online higher education has attained scale and is poised to take the next step in its growth. Although significant obstacles to a full scale adoption of online education remain, we will see full... More
pp. 3-16
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Educational Transformation through Online Learning: To Be or Not to Be
Anthony G. Picciano, Jeff Seaman & I Elaine Allen
The purpose of this article is to examine online learning at the macro level in terms of its impact on American K-12 and higher education. The authors draw on six years of data that they have... More
pp. 17-35
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A Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Education Programs: A Delphi Study
Kaye Shelton
As the demands for public accountability increase for the higher education, institutions are seeking methods for continuous improvement in order to demonstrate quality within programs and processes... More
pp. 36-62
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Mentoring for Innovation: Key Factors Affecting Participant Satisfaction in the Process of Collaborative Knowledge Construction in Teacher Training
Helga Dorner & Andrea Karpati
This paper presents data about the successful use of the Mentored Innovation Model for professional development for a group of Hungarian teachers (n = 23, n = 20 in two iterations), which was... More
pp. 63-77
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Faculty Actions that Result in Student Satisfaction in Online Courses
Lana C. Jackson, Stephanie J. Jones & Roy C. Rodriguez
This study identified faculty actions which positively influenced student satisfaction in the online classroom at the community college level. The escalating demand for Internet-based, distance... More
pp. 78-96
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Automating Expertise in Collaborative Learning Environments
Noelle LaVoie, Lynn Streeter, Karen Lochbaum, David Wroblewski, Lisa Boyce, Charles Krupnick & Joseph Psotka
We have developed a set of tools for improving online collaborative learning including an automated expert that monitors and moderates discussions, and additional tools to evaluate contributions,... More
pp. 97-119