Thursday, April 28
12:25-12:45 PM
IST
Arthur Suite

Online Learning: Students’ Perception, Satisfaction, and Comfort

Brief Paper ID: 49178
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    Sean Lancaster
    Grand Valley State University
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    Paula Lancaster
    Grand Valley State University

Abstract: During the last decade, online and hybrid online courses have been gaining much popularity, particularly in higher education. This study provides an analysis of students’ perceptions related to technology and helps identify the predicting factors which have an influence on satisfaction and acceptance of online learning. A cross sectional study of 767 undergraduate students responding to a pre-online course survey were studied between 2005 and 2015. Descriptive statistics, chi-square, and logistic regression are used in this analysis. Preliminary findings reveal that students who had participated in an online class previously demonstrate significantly more comfort using new technologies (p-value < .05, chi-square=4.94). And, students who live more than 50 miles from school are more likely to indicate wanting to take future online classes (p-value = 0.019). Findings of this study should inform faculty teaching online courses and administrators in online programs.

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