- Title
- Online learning in Australian higher education: opportunities, challenges and transformations
- Creator
- Stone, Cathy
- Relation
- Student Success Vol. 10, Issue 2, p. 1-11
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v10i2.1299
- Publisher
- Queensland University of Technology
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Higher education is being rapidly transformed by the growth in online learning, with an increasing number of universities worldwide offering degree programs in online, distance modes of study. Australian education has a long history of 'distance education', primarily offered by regional universities. With the digital communication advances of the 21st century, traditional 'correspondence' study has transformed into online learning, with many more universities, both metropolitan and regional, offering undergraduate degree programs that can be completed entirely online. While this can provide a significant opportunity for further widening of participation in higher education, Australian and international research indicates that much needs to be done to improve the higher attrition rates currently associated with online learning. This paper draws on the findings of three separate yet related Australian research projects, to compare student and staff perspectives on ways to improve outcomes in online learning.
- Subject
- online learning; student engagement; retention; widening participation; equity
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1442711
- Identifier
- uon:41771
- Identifier
- ISSN:2205-0795
- Rights
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. As an open access journal, articles are free to use with proper attribution.
- Language
- eng
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