Comparing Success Rates Of Online Courses To Traditional Courses In A Small Rural Community College

<p>The purpose of this dissertation is to examine how academic performance of the online learning mode compares with the traditional face-to-face mode in rural community colleges. As online learning has become a popular instructional offering among many rural community college students seeking to advance their opportunities, so has the level of scrutiny. The perception of online courses is to be of lesser academic rigor and quality than their face-to-face counterparts. In this study I will (1) examine the demand for online courses in rural community colleges, (2) explore how state governments are linking community college funding to course success rates, (3) discuss the role course design plays in online success rates, (4) review the prevalent research comparing academic performance between online and face-to-face courses, (5) report on the findings obtained by comparing the performance of online and face-to-face 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

2021

Author dc:creator

• Frazier, David Lee

• Course Sucess
• Online education
• Traditional education
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Higher Education
• Online and Distance Education

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2021 David Lee Frazier

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/716

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1714