The purpose of the present study was to provide a comprehensive and descriptive review of
the earlier research done on the refinement of the Community of Inquiry framework …

Las competencias de los profesores que trabajan en entornos virtuales son complejas;
presentan características distintivas asociadas a formatos novedosos de diseño …

There still appears to be a gap between what online learning promises and what it can
deliver in terms of student learning. Developments in online pedagogies and professional …

Previous research has indicated that the quantity and quality of lecturer-student interaction
may enhance student engagement in online lessons, and that student engagement may …

The purpose of this study was to identify the course design, assessment and evaluation, and
facilitation practices from the perspectives of award-winning online faculty. Aligned with this …

Online learning has become an essential part of acquiring academic and professional
qualifications in higher education. Online learning recently gained attention as an effective …

Online course facilitation is critical to the success of online courses. Instructors use various
facilitation strategies in online courses to engage students. One hundred instructors were …

The third edition of E-Learning in the 21st Century provides a coherent, comprehensive, and
empirically-based framework for understanding e-learning in higher education. Garrison …

Learning persistence is a critical element for successful online learning. The evidence
provided by psychologists and educators has shown that students' interaction (student …

Historically, online instructors have primarily, if not solely, used asynchronous text-based
communication to interact and communicate with students in online courses. However …