Faculty actions that result in student satisfaction in online courses

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 78-96

  Jackson, Lana C ^a   Jones, Stephanie J ^b   Rodriguez, Roy C ^b  

^a AMARILLO COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous; Distance education; Faculty; Faculty behaviors; Faculty interactions; Learning environments; Online learning; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856783885     PISSN: 19395256     EISSN: 19395256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24059/olj.v14i4.129     Document Type: Article

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