What is it about?
This chapter includes a report of a study conducted to investigate faculty perceptions of teaching online at a doctoral research university in the southeast United States. Research literature regarding faculty satisfaction with online learning is summarized. Findings include that faculty enjoy the convenience and flexible scheduling that teaching online offers them, but perceive that online teaching requires more work than face-to-face courses. Faculty support needs are recommended.
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Why is it important?
Online teaching continues to be an important element of higher education. This chapter will interest readers who apply technology to deliver online instruction in higher education contexts, work with faculty who develop online instruction, or administer online learning programs.
Perspectives
The research reported in this chapter could easily be updated and replicated to gain current insights into online teaching at other universities.
Professor of Instructional Technology Charles B. Hodges
Georgia Southern University
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3688-0.ch002.
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