Student perspectives on experiences in an online doctoral program
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Radhika Viruru, Ambyr Rios, Texas A&M University, United States
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ISBN 978-1-939797-31-5 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a program evaluation conducted to assess the effectiveness of an online doctoral program in educational leadership at a Research One University Feedback was sought from over 70 previously and currently enrolled students, out of whom 45 responded The study focused on three aspects of the program, namely faculty social and cognitive presence The results indicate that students expressed mostly positive feelings about the program and the program content Students also indicated that although they would welcome more opportunities to be involved with and made to feel a part of the larger university community, they also cherished the ability to form social relationships on their own terms
Citation
Viruru, R. & Rios, A. (2017). Student perspectives on experiences in an online doctoral program. In J. Dron & S. Mishra (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 681-687). Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/181309/.
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