Does an Online Professional Master's Program Meet Student Expectations?
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2015-11-11
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Manikowske, Linda
Lyons, Nancy
LeHew, Melody
Bennur, Shubhapriya
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Great-Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GP-IDEA) has been a pioneer in offering fully-online graduate programs in high demand professional fields. The Alliance fosters collaborative development of high quality programs (Sanders, 2011; www.gpidea.org). The purpose of this case study was to investigate student perceptions and experiences of an on-line professional master’s program. Research objectives involved evaluation of student satisfaction with the following dimensions: program quality, program structure and content, student/instructor interactions, benefits of the program, applicability of the program in students’ professional life, and overall expectations of the program.
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