Teaching Online, Challenges and Motivations: A Research Synthesis

Authors

  • Stephanie J. Blackmon The College of William & Mary

Abstract

Millions of students are enrolled in online classes, and while some faculty members are still concerned about the medium, other faculty members are excited about the possibilities of online learning. In order to gauge what hinders or motivates faculty members’ online teaching, I conducted a research synthesis to examine the literature from 2002 to the present that addressed the motivations and concerns of instructors around the world. Although the time from 2002 until the present marks a little over 10 years of work related to online teaching, faculty members’ concerns and motivations have not changed much during that time.

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Published

2016-04-26