Search results for author:"Shijuan Liu"
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Design and use of assessment tasks in online graduate courses: Instructors' practices, reflections, and perceptions
Shijuan Liu
(2007) pp. 1–205
Online graduate courses and programs have grown exponentially in recent decades. As online graduate education expands, concerns arise regarding its quality. One critical element for course and program quality assurance is the assessment tasks used...
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Assessing Online Asynchronous Discussion in Online Courses: An Empirical Study
Shijuan Liu
TCC Worldwide Online Conference 2007 (2007) pp. 24–32
Online asynchronous discussion is argued to have many benefits for student learning. However, whether student participation in the asynchronous discussion should be assessed is controversial. Furthermore, how to assess their participation has been a ...
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Online MBA Instructors' and Students' Perceptions of Academic Integrity Issues in Online MBA Education
Shijuan Liu; Xiaojing Liu; Seung-Hee Lee; Richard Magjuka
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2179–2182
This session presents an empirical study examining academic integrity issues in online MBA education. Participants are instructors and students of an online MBA program offered by a highly ranked business school in the US. Data are collected through ...
Topics: Students
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Cultural Differences in Online Learning: International Student Perceptions
Xiaojing Liu; Shijuan Liu; Seung-hee Lee; Richard J. Magjuka
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 3 (2010) pp. 177–188
This article reports the findings of a case study that investigated the perceptions of international students regarding the impact of cultural differences on their learning experiences in an online MBA program. The study also revealed that online...
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Studying Online in a Globalized World: Cross-Cultural and General Issues from International Students’ Perspectives
Shijuan Liu; Xiaojing Liu; Seung-hee Lee; Richard Magjuka
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 2913–2918
This paper reports on a study that explored cross-cultural and related general issues in the design of global online courses in a globalized world. Participants were nine international students who studied at an online MBA program offered by a top...
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Evaluation of a Web-Based Master's Degree Program: Lessons Learned from an Online Instructional Design and Technology Program
Ray Martinez; Shijuan Liu; William Watson; Barbara Bichelmeyer
Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 7, No. 3 (2006) pp. 267–283
Program evaluation is an important component of successful distance education programs. In this article, a distance master's Instructional Design and Technology Program is evaluated for overall quality. Interviews and a Web-based survey were the...
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What Do Online MBA Professors Have to Say about Online Teaching
Shijuan Liu; Kyong-Jee Kim; Curtis J. Bonk; Richard Magjuka
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 10, No. 2
Online MBA programs have grown exponentially in recent years. Yet, the prevailing literature indicates that research on online MBA education remains extremely limited. This article summarizes 28 instructor interviews from those teaching online...
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Online MBA students' perceptions of online learning: Benefits, challenges, and suggestions
Kyong-Jee Kim; Shijuan Liu; Curtis J. Bonk
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 8, No. 4 (2005) pp. 335–344
Online MBA programs have seen a rapid rise in student enrollments in recent years and institutions of higher education have keen interests in offering quality online MBA programs to meet the demands. The present study reports the results of a case...
Language: English
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Key Considerations for Developing Transnational Distance Education Programs Between US and China
Xiaojing Liu; Meifeng Liu; Richard Magjuka; Seung-hee Lee; Shijuan Liu
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 1283–1286
The advancement of computer-mediated communication and Internet technologies has been shaping the landscape of higher education. It helps boost online education and allows universities and educational institutes to expand its global outreach through ...
Topics: Distance Education, Educational Technology
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Online Education Evaluation: What Should We Evaluate?
Khe Foon Hew; Shijuan Liu; Ray Martinez; Curtis J. Bonk; Ji-Yeon Lee
Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2004 (October 2005)
In recent years, Web technologies have helped expand distance education in higher education. Online programs have become widely and generally accepted in many countries. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the number of Institutions of...
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Organizational Support for Online Teaching: Success, Issues and Solutions
Curtis J. Bonk; Richard J. Magjuka; Xiaojing Liu; Seung-hee Lee; Shijuan Liu; Kyong-Jee Kim; Mengyu Zhai; Bude Su
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 426–431
Rapid explosion of online learning programs has given little time for strategic planning and program development. However, such planning is essential for the success of an online program. The purpose of this study is to summarize the emerging issues ...
Topics: Planning, Distance Education
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Online Facilitation in Online MBA Courses
Xiaojing Liu; Seung-hee Lee; Curtis J. Bonk; Richard Magjuka; Kyong-Jee Kim; Shijuan Liu; Mengyu Zhang; Bude Su; Min Shi; Alyssa Wise; Minyoung Doo
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 2020–2025
The purpose of this study is to understand the practice of facilitating online MBA courses at a Midwestern university which has already established a highly successful traditional MBA program. The study explores the impact of online facilitation as ...
Topics: Social Studies
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Considerations into Nature of Virtual Teaming in Online MBA Program: A Case Study
Seung-hee Lee; Curtis J. Bonk; Richard J. Magjuka; Xiaojing Liu; Bude Su; Mengyu Zhai; Kyong-Jee Kim; Shijuan Liu; Min Shi
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2047–2054
The focus of this study is to develop an empirical understanding of virtual teaming activities. Virtual teams allow students to build the requisite bodies of knowledge for business professions while improving their analytical and problem-solving...
Topics: Business, Students, Virtual Environments, Collaboration, Instructional Design
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Online Facilitation and Motivation in Online MBA Courses
Kyong-Jee Kim; Xiaojing Lu; Seung-hee Lee; Curtis J. Bonk; Richard J. Magjuka; Shijuan Liu; Mengyu Zhai; Bude Su; Alyssa Wise
Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2004 (October 2005)
Online teaching and learning is making a significant impact on the fabric of higher education. In particular, online MBA programs have seen a rapid rise in student enrollments in recent years while the student enrollments in traditional in-residence ...