Increasing Online Interaction in a Distance Education MBA: Exploring Students' Attitudes towards Change.

Watson, Sharon

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Title:	Increasing Online Interaction in a Distance Education MBA: Exploring Students' Attitudes towards Change
Authors:	Watson, Sharon
Descriptors:	Constructivism (Learning); Student Attitudes; Distance Education; Teaching Methods; Business Administration Education; Interaction; Cultural Differences; Indians; Foreign Students; Private Colleges; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Electronic Learning; Instructional Design; Computer Mediated Communication; Discussion Groups; Online Courses; Web Based Instruction; Asynchronous Communication; Student Surveys; Graduate Students
Source:	Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v26 n1 p63-84 2010
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Publisher:	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Publication Date:	2010-00-00
Pages:	22
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Abstract:	This paper reports the results of the first phase of a mixed methods study investigating the attitudes of students enrolled in a distance education MBA program towards interacting more with other students online. It grapples with the issue of whether students enrolled in a successful distance education program grounded in instructivist and constructivist pedagogy would support changes to its design centring around social-constructivist theory. In this phase, a predominantly quantitative online survey was administered to 316 students. The most significant finding was a division in attitudes according to nationality and location, with Indian respondents less satisfied with the status quo and more interested in changes than their Australian counterparts. This raises the possibility of a fundamental difference in the attitudes, expectations and preferences of Australian and Indian distance education students. However, the results also show that if changes of the nature suggested were made, most respondents would not consider withdrawing from the MBA program. (Contains 9 figures.)
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Reference Count:	25

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ISSN:	ISSN-1449-5554
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Direct Link:	http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet26/watson.pdf

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