ABSTRACT

Over the past 10 years or so the realm of distance and online education has been expanding rapidly. With the help of the Internet, it has almost eliminated the need for students to be in the same space as their instructors for learning or to be assessed for learning. While the educational landscape continues to be reformed with technology in the United States, there are individuals and institutions engaging in distance learning to better serve a larger population of students. Faculty support is necessary for a successful distance program and it is up to their respective administration and policymakers to make this happen. The purpose of this study was to explore faculty perceptions of online learning in condensed degree programs at a traditional “brick and mortar” campus. It sought to contextualize online learning no longer as the exclusive right of ‘virtual universities’ but to understand how faculty feel it will continue to influence the future of higher education. The findings of the study indicated that faculty members’ perceived online education to be valuable when used to help people that would otherwise not have the ability to receive an education. Also, they agreed that online education would continue to grow as more universities see its value in educating the masses and expanding their brand. Although this study is based on perceptions of current faculty members, the findings also provide ways to support faculty members in the online environment in the condensed format.

摘要

在过去的 10 年左右的时间里，远程和在线教育领域一直在迅速扩张。在互联网的帮助下，它几乎消除了学生与教师在同一空间学习或接受评估学习的需要。虽然美国的教育格局继续随着技术的发展而改革，但仍有一些个人和机构从事远程学习，以更好地为更多的学生提供服务。教师的支持对于成功的远程计划是必要的，这取决于他们各自的行政部门和决策者来实现这一目标。本研究的目的是探索教师对传统“实体”校园中浓缩学位课程在线学习的看法。它试图将在线学习情境化，不再是“虚拟大学”的专有权利，而是要了解教师如何认为它将继续影响高等教育的未来。研究结果表明，教师认为在线教育在用于帮助那些没有能力接受教育的人时是有价值的。此外，他们一致认为，随着越来越多的大学看到在线教育在教育大众和扩大品牌方面的价值，在线教育将继续增长。尽管这项研究是基于对当前教职员工的看法，但研究结果还提供了以简明格式在在线环境中支持教职员工的方法。研究结果表明，教师认为在线教育在用于帮助那些没有能力接受教育的人时是有价值的。此外，他们一致认为，随着越来越多的大学看到在线教育在教育大众和扩大品牌方面的价值，在线教育将继续增长。尽管这项研究是基于对当前教职员工的看法，但研究结果还提供了以简明格式在在线环境中支持教职员工的方法。研究结果表明，教师认为在线教育在用于帮助那些没有能力接受教育的人时是有价值的。此外，他们一致认为，随着越来越多的大学看到在线教育在教育大众和扩大品牌方面的价值，在线教育将继续增长。尽管这项研究是基于对当前教职员工的看法，但研究结果还提供了以简明格式在在线环境中支持教职员工的方法。