Abstract
Managing and understanding student's motivations and experiences of learning will be increasingly important as demand for higher education continues to grow and online delivery continues to evolve and expand into open access, on-campus and distance modes of study. It is in the interests of institutions offering two or more modes of study to understand the reasons why students make different choices. This research investigates the importance of six factors (personal, logistics, teaching and learning, learning support, environment, and advice and marketing) influencing 744 students choice of three different modes of study. Findings indicate that there are significant differences in the importance of factors amongst students enrolled in different study modes, although when averaged across all cohorts 'teaching and learning' and 'logistics' factors were the most influential. It is suggested that providing a high level of transparency in the information provided to students is vital for higher education institutions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of ASCILITE 2014 - Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education |
Editors | Bronwyn Hegarty, Jenny McDonald, Swee-Kin Loke |
Place of Publication | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Publisher | ASCILITE |
Pages | 251-261 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | 31st Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2014 - Dunedin, New Zealand Duration: 23 Nov 2014 → 26 Nov 2014 |
Other
Other | 31st Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2014 |
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Country/Territory | New Zealand |
City | Dunedin |
Period | 23/11/14 → 26/11/14 |