Systematic reviews were conducted in the nineties and early 2000's on online learning
research. However, there is no review examining the broader aspect of research themes in …

This article reviews motivation research published in Distance Education since 1980,
highlighting the major foci of investigation and reflecting on past findings. A major trend was …

The formulation of a sense of community (SOC) among students has received significant
attention in the literature in recent years. However, digitally enhanced learning and COVID …

Effective employment of information and communication technology (ICT) in foreign
language teaching and learning has become imperative as a means to support second …

Literature has identified best practices for instructors to engage online learners and support
their learning. Building community on the course level is one of those practices. Yet course …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to posit an alternative learning design approach to the
technology-led magnification and multiplication of learning and to the linearity of curricular …

This paper explores some of the major challenges faced by faculty, students, administrators,
and support staff in retaining online students, and doing so while earning high marks for the …

Transfer students face an array of difficulties upon entering colleges and universities. As a
result, many institutions have begun creating learning communities in order to help transfer …

This study provides an evaluation model that prioritizes the relative weights of various
distance education websites. The proposed approach consists of four sequential steps. In …

Developing an online learning community can help to improve student success. This
presents a challenge as the student cohort is often time-limited and shifting in composition …