MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2015

CONTENTS


Abstracts of papers in this issue

   
 
 

Page


Research Papers

     

Digital Competence in the Knowledge Society
Eliana E. Gallardo-Echenique, Janaina Minelli de Oliveira, Luis Marqués-Molias, and Francesc Esteve-Mon

1

Content or platform: Why do students complete MOOCs?
Yuan Wang and Ryan Baker

17

Online Graduate Students’ Preferences of Discussion Modality: Does Gender Matter?
Yu-Hui Ching and Yu-Chang Hsu

31

Online Graduate Instruction: What Faculty Consider Reasonable In Relation to What Students Expect
Jeffrey L. Bailie

42

Student Attitudes Towards The Integration Of YouTube In Online, Hybrid, And Web-Assisted Courses: An Examination Of The Impact Of Course Modality On Perception
Nicole Buzzetto-More

55

Comparing Changes in Content Knowledge Between Online ProBLem Based Learning and Traditional Instruction in Undergraduate Health Professional Students
Kathleen Gould, William Sadera, and Scot McNary

74

Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education: Effective Online Course Design to Assist Students’ Success
Tena B. Crews, Kelly Wilkinson, and Jason K. Neill

87


Case Studies

     

Teaching an Online Pedagogy MOOC
Sandra L. Miller, Ed.D.

104

Understanding by Design, Moodle, and Blended Learning: A Secondary School Case Study
Timothy P. Florian, EdD and Jay P. Zimmerman MA, NBCT

120

A Simple Suggestion for Reducing First-time Online Student Anxiety
David St Clair

129


Position Paper

     

Cyborg Teaching: The Transferable Benefits of Teaching Online for the Face-to- Face Classroom
Olivia Burgess, PhD

136

Concept Paper
     

Virtual Teaming and Digital Learning Strategies: Preparing Students for a Global Workplace
Darlene Andert and George Alexakis

146




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