Document Type
Paper
Keywords
Online education, faculty, Hispanic serving institution, student success, barriers, language
Description
This paper explores factors that faculty perceive as significant in influencing student success in online education. Technological support, degree of comfort with technology and a student’s personal characteristics were deemed by faculty as critical to success. Understanding these key factors could help to improve student success in online education.
Identifier
FIDC005766
Toward an Understanding of Faculty Perceptions about Factors that Influence Student Success in Online Education
This paper explores factors that faculty perceive as significant in influencing student success in online education. Technological support, degree of comfort with technology and a student’s personal characteristics were deemed by faculty as critical to success. Understanding these key factors could help to improve student success in online education.