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Title:
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AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE EDUCATION |
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Author(s):
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Parviz Ghandforoush |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-38-0 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2011 |
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Edition:
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Volume II |
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Keywords:
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Online Education, Perceptions of Quality, Empirical Study |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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33 |
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Last Page:
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35 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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In this paper we research the perceptions of professionals towards the acceptability of online degree programs in their work profession. Although online education is prolific, its acceptability has been slow and has often been attributed to be a poor quality alternative to traditional brick and mortar education. In this paper we attempt to understand the reasons behind the lack of acceptability and set future directions for remedying some of the adverse perceptions. We develop and research an approach for measuring background, online technology familiarity, characteristics of instruction and distance as primary drivers that would affect online education effectiveness and its resulting perception. |
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