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dc.contributor.authorHeller, Richard Frederick
dc.contributor.authorChilolo, Edward
dc.contributor.authorElliott, Jonny
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Brian
dc.contributor.authorLipman, David
dc.contributor.authorOnoneze, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Justin
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-11T01:33:40Z
dc.date.available2020-09-11T01:33:40Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn2304-070X
dc.identifier.doi10.5944/openpraxis.11.3.960
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/397365
dc.description.abstractTwo 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 delivery methods. Similar numbers attended both versions of each course; students came from multiple countries and backgrounds. Numbers of discussion forum posts were greater in tutor-led than self-paced courses. Measured outcomes of certificates of completion, quiz completion and marks gained were very similar and not statistically significantly different between the tutor-led and the self-paced versions of either course. In light of little discernible difference in outcome between self-paced learning compared with courses including tutor-led discussions, the utility of the time cost to tutors is in question. The findings may be relevant to others designing online courses, including MOOCs.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInternational Council for Open and Distance Education
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom229
dc.relation.ispartofpageto241
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalOpen Praxis
dc.relation.ispartofvolume11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3903
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsEducation & Educational Research
dc.subject.keywordsOpen Online Courses
dc.subject.keywordstutors
dc.subject.keywordsoutcomes
dc.titleDo tutors make a difference in online learning? A comparative study in two Open Online Courses
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHeller, RF; Chilolo, E; Elliott, J; Johnson, B; Lipman, D; Ononeze, V; Richards, J, Do tutors make a difference in online learning? A comparative study in two Open Online Courses, Open Praxis, 2019, 11 (3), pp. 229-241
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-09-11T01:32:00Z
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gro.griffith.authorLipman, David J.


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