Conducting Research in Online and Blended Learning Environments

<p><em>Conducting Research in Online and Blended Learning Environments</em> examines various perspectives, issues, and methods for conducting research in online and blended learning environments. The book provides in-depth examinations of the perspectives and issues that anyone considering research in online or blended learning will find insightful as they plan their own inquiries. Grounded in educational research theory, this is invaluable to both the serious researcher as well as the occasional evaluator.</p><p><em>Conducting Research in Online and Blended Learning Environments </em>provides comprehensive, useful information on research paradigms, methodologies, and methods that should be considered in designing and conducting studies in this area. Examples of the most respected research in the field enhance each chapter’s presentation.</p> <p>Preface</p><p>Acknowledgments</p><p>About the Authors</p><p>Chapter 1: Research in Online and Blended Learning: New Challenges, New Opportunities </p><p>Chapter 2: Paradigms, Methodologies, Methods, and the Role of Theory in Online and Blended Learning Research</p><p>Chapter 3: Reviewing the Literature When There is so Much of It</p><p>Chapter 4: How Meta-Analysis Can Inform Online and Blended Learning Research</p><p>Chapter 5: Models of Survey Research</p><p>Chapter 6: Principles for Data Analysis in Online and Blended Learning Research</p><p>Chapter 7: Qualitative Research in Online and Blended Learning </p><p>Chapter 8: Case Studies: An Authentic Research Method</p><p>Chapter 9: Incorporating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) into Instruction</p><p>Chapter 10:<b> </b>Longitudinal Evaluation in Online and Blended Learning</p><p>Chapter 11: Big Data in Online and Blended Learning Research</p><p>Chapter 12: Assessing Outcomes in Online and Blended Learning Research</p><p>Chapter 13: What the Future Might Hold for Online and Blended Learning Research?</p><p>Index</p>