Do tutors make a difference in online learning? A comparative study in two Open Online Courses

Do tutors make a difference in online learning? A comparative study in two Open Online Courses

Two free fully online courses were offered by Peoples-uni on its Open Online Courses site, both as self-paced courses available any time and as courses run over four weeks with tutor-led discussions. We tested the hypothesis that there are no measurable differences in outcomes between the two delive...

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Main Authors:	Richard Frederick Heller, Edward Chilolo, Jonny Elliott, Brian Johnson, David Lipman, Victoria Ononeze, Justin Richards
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) 2019-11-01
Series:	Open Praxis
Subjects:	open online courses, tutors, outcomes, student engagement, motivation, self-paced learning
Online Access:	https://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/960

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