Does the Community of Inquiry Framework Predict Outcomes in Online Mba Courses?

System, scholar or students? Which most influences online MBA course effectiveness?

“…The factor analysis of 25 items from the student survey previously used to measure the TAM and CoI variables of interest (Arbaugh, ; Davis, ) employed a varimax rotation and derived a 4‐factor solution that explained an acceptable 69.6% of variance (Henson & Roberts, ). Based upon prior conceptualizations in the literature, these factors were named teaching presence, perceived usefulness of the LMS, perceived LMS ease of use and social presence.…”

“…To date, few studies have examined teaching presence in online management education. Although some studies have found that establishing teaching presence is difficult and may not always guarantee better learning processes and outcomes (Rienties, Giesbers, Tempelaar, & Lygo‐Baker, ), most suggest support for the concept (Arbaugh, , ; Daspit & D'Souza, ; Heckman & Annabi, ; Ke, ). However, although they have received limited attention together, the ideas behind each component of teaching presence have received support in the online management education literature.…”

Building Rapport to Improve Retention and Success in Online Classes

“…Online classes can be challenging and students who are looking for an "easy class" may find online classes more difficult than they expected (Clark-Ibáñez and Scott 2008), particularly if they do not have much experience with online education (Arbaugh 2008;Terry 2001). Studies also indicate that self-motivated, self-regulated, and independent learners tend to do better in online classes (Bell and Akroyd 2006;Blocher et al 2002;Diaz 2002;Diaz and Cartnal 1999).…”

“…Students tend to drop courses when they feel isolated (Angelino, Williams, and Natvig 2007;Dyrud 2000), but one way to offset that isolation is through positive course interactions with the instructor, which can be a major influence on student success in online courses (Arbaugh 2008;Eom, Wen, and Ashill 2006;Marks, Sibley, and Arbaugh 2005), predicting both satisfaction and persistence (Croxton 2014).…”

Factors That Affect Students’ Capacity to Fulfill the Role of Online Learner

“…Online learning can foster interactivity (Han & Hill, 2006;Kuo, Walker, Schroder, & Belland, 2014;Swan, 2002) and collaboration (Arbaugh, 2008(Arbaugh, , 2010(Arbaugh, , 2014Yoo, Kanawattanachai, & Citurs, 2002), and even promote the participation of students who would be less likely to contribute to face-to-face discussions (see, e.g., Comer & Lenaghan, 2013). Hansen (2008) asserted that participation and a sense of community are stronger in online courses because students' interactions are openended and unbounded by time.…”