Featured Research Archive
Systematic Review of Two Decades (1995 to 2014) of Research on Synchronous Online Learning
Systematic Review of Two Decades (1995 to 2014) of Research on Synchronous Online Learning
Featured June 2020
Systematic reviews of literature are studies that strategically search for published research on a specific topic in order to synthesize what is known about the topic. This systematic review describes 157 articles on synchronous online learning (SOL) from thirty-four different countries on instructional setting, content areas, participant demographics, research designs, independent and dependent variables, SOL technologies, and data-collection tools.
An Education Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
An Education Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Featured May 2020
Discover how education innovations can produce astonishing results in student success both in and out of school. The educators featured in this book were motivated by the conviction that even the best status quo education was not serving current student needs. They responded with radical changes that tap into…
From the periphery to prominence: An examination of the changing profile of online students in American higher education
From the periphery to prominence: An examination of the changing profile of online students in American higher education
Featured May 2020
This study used nationally representative data and employed multinomial logistic regression to examine the changing profile of online students in American higher education. Although online education continues to become an increasingly mainstream mode of instruction, certain student groups may engage disproportionately…
Handbook on Facilitating Flexible Learning During Educational Disruption: The Chinese Experience in Maintaining Undisrupted Learning in COVID-19 Outbreak
Handbook on Facilitating Flexible Learning During Educational Disruption: The Chinese Experience in Maintaining Undisrupted Learning in COVID-19 Outbreak
Featured April 2020
This handbook aims to define the term “flexible learning” with vivid examples and touching stories. It describes several implemented flexible online learning strategies during the COVID-19 outbreak. These strategies are presented based on six dimensions…
Teaching Online During COVID-19
Teaching Online During COVID-19
Featured April 2020
In this article, author Dr. Vanessa Dennen offers information and resources to help teachers move their classes online during the COVID-19 outbreak. In this article, Dr. Dennen also draws the important distinction between what instructors must do when online under an emergency and what online instructors normally do.