Research paper ENL 213
Controversy of the Online Class
Professor: Steve Lindeman
ENL 213
Wensi Zeng
5/03/2013
Abstract
Online courses have started within the past 30 years as a means of learning. With increases in Internet use, many U.S. schools offer online classes. Because of the main disparities amid online course and face to face instruction, numerous questions have been brought forth in regard to the quality of online courses. This research will help American college students to understand the difference between online classes and face-to-face courses, and give them an idea that how effective that online classes are. Therefore, the leading research question of this study is what advantages and disadvantages of online classes, and whether online classes are as effective as regular courses. Through discussing advantages and disadvantages of online classes in the U.S., I will compare online courses with face-to-face traditional courses. Moreover, the main method of evaluating the effectiveness in this research is grade. Grade has been employed to demonstrate the manner through which students’ grades for online courses differ from those in the face-to-face instruction. Gondhalekar, Barnett & Edwards (2005) conducted a research where they studied ninety sections at a learning institution between Winter 2000 and Summer 2001, which aimed at the grades of learners in the online courses were similar, or better, comparing to those in regular classes. The authors employed portfolios in accessing the performance of students taking an online course and for in class learners. In addition, several variables have been mentioned in this research to evaluate the effectiveness of online courses for all American college learners. These variables include students, instructors, course organization and instructional method.
Introduction
Online classes refer to formalized instruction and learning structure to carry out distant learning through the
Professor: Steve Lindeman
ENL 213
Wensi Zeng
5/03/2013
Abstract
Online courses have started within the past 30 years as a means of learning. With increases in Internet use, many U.S. schools offer online classes. Because of the main disparities amid online course and face to face instruction, numerous questions have been brought forth in regard to the quality of online courses. This research will help American college students to understand the difference between online classes and face-to-face courses, and give them an idea that how effective that online classes are. Therefore, the leading research question of this study is what advantages and disadvantages of online classes, and whether online classes are as effective as regular courses. Through discussing advantages and disadvantages of online classes in the U.S., I will compare online courses with face-to-face traditional courses. Moreover, the main method of evaluating the effectiveness in this research is grade. Grade has been employed to demonstrate the manner through which students’ grades for online courses differ from those in the face-to-face instruction. Gondhalekar, Barnett & Edwards (2005) conducted a research where they studied ninety sections at a learning institution between Winter 2000 and Summer 2001, which aimed at the grades of learners in the online courses were similar, or better, comparing to those in regular classes. The authors employed portfolios in accessing the performance of students taking an online course and for in class learners. In addition, several variables have been mentioned in this research to evaluate the effectiveness of online courses for all American college learners. These variables include students, instructors, course organization and instructional method.
Introduction
Online classes refer to formalized instruction and learning structure to carry out distant learning through the
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