Transitioning an On-Campus Graduate Nursing Program to a Distance Learning Environment: Do Online Students Perform as Well?

<p>This study examined the academic success rates of online graduate nursing students by comparing them to the on-campus cohort of students prior to the program transitioning online. Analysis was conducted by identifying and comparing final course grades in four required MSN courses. Data was extracted from the university’s BANNER system. Results reveal that both cohorts of course delivery modes yield academically successful MSN students. The study also shows that online students are performing almost nearly as well as the on-campus students in the program once did. Each course is different and yielded different results, but it can be concluded that both course delivery modes are providing the MSN program with almost equal and stellar pass rates by the students taking their required core courses. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Stocker, Brandi

• Distance Learning
• Graduate Nursing
• MSN
• Online Learning
• Online Students
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Higher Education
• Online and Distance Education

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2016 Brandi Stocker

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/430

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1428