An anthology of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation funded case studies on learning effectiveness and faculty satisfaction in online education at an array of universities and colleges. Fourteen case studies examine critical issues involved in online education- how well people learn and how satisfied faculty are.

An anthology of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation funded case studies on learning effectiveness and faculty satisfaction in online education at an array of universities and colleges.

So much polemic has accompanied the evolution of higher education online, it's useful for a change to hear directly from the practitioners. Now from pioneer colleges and universities to implement full degree programs online comes OnLine Education: Learning Effectiveness and Faculty Satisfaction. 14 case studies examine critical issues involved in online education-- how well people learn and how satisfied faculty are.

Table of Content

Part I. Learning Effectiveness
Introduction, Burks Oakley II

1. Student Satisfaction and Perceived Learning with On-line Courses: Principles and Examples from the SUNY Learning Network
   Eric Fredericksen, Alexandra Pickett, Peter Shea, William Pelz, and Karen Swan
2. On-line Education to Develop Complex Reasoning
   Skills in Organic Chemistry
   Patricia Shapley
3. Educational Performance of ALN via Content Analysis
   Reuven Aviv
4. Working Professionals as Part-time On-line Learners
   Gregory Hislop
5. The University of Wisconsin-Stout Asynchronous Learning Network Case Study Options: Using Technology to Remove Learning Barriers
   Joseph Holland
6. Measuring the Importance of Collaborative Learning for the Effectiveness of ALN: A Multi-Measure, Multi-Method Approach
   Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Nancy Coppola, Naomi Rotter, Murray Turoff, and Raquel Benbunan-Fich
7. Integrating ALN into an Independent Study Distance Education Program: NVCC Case Studies
   John Sener and Mary Liana Stover

Part 2: Faculty Satisfaction
Introduction, Lanny Arvan

1. Faculty Satisfaction in ALNs:
   A Dependent or Independent Variable
   Joel Hartman, Charles Dziuban, Patsy Moskal
2. Instructor Satisfaction in University of California Extension's On-line Writing Curriculum
   Mary Beth Almeda, Kathleen Rose
3. Instructor Attitudes within the SCALE Efficiency Projects
   Lanny Arvan, Diane Musumeci
4. ALN Teaching as Routine Faculty Workload
   Gregory Hislop, Michael Atwood
5. Implementing a Large On-Campus ALN: Faculty Perspective
   Edwin Kashy, Michael Thoennessen, Guy Albertelli II, Yihjia Tsai
6. Factors Influencing Faculty Satisfaction with Asynchronous Teaching and Learning in the SUNY Learning Network
   Eric Fredericksen, Alexandra Pickett, Peter Shea, William Pelz, and Karen Swan
7. Introducing the Penn State World Campus through Certificate Programs in Turfgrass Management and Geographic Information Systems
   Alfred Turgeon, David Di Biase, Gary Miller