My Masters level student has been working on comparing effectiveness of online learning with that of face-to-face learning. Can you please share papers or pieces of scholarly advice with us? Your support is highly appreciated.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/professors-slow-steady-acceptance-online-learning-survey?mc_cid=2945ba851e&mc_eid=e50f233812. "Professors' Slow, Steady Acceptance of Online Learning: a Survey," from Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 30, 2019, by Doug Lederman.
I have done several PowerPoint presentations on related topics. However, the effectiveness of online learning depends on the participants and their commitment to the online learning environment. My online students have approximately 79 posts to which they are to respond during the term regardless of the length of the course (participation is 10 percent of the course grade) and I get at least five students per term that earn a D or F for participation which of course impacts their overall grade.
Additionally, I think it also depends on how the online course is structured and the engagement by the faculty/facilitator in the course! The attached document shows the participation of online students from 2016-2018.