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Online Learning Efficacy Research Database

A Multilevel analysis of the effect  of prompting self-regulation in technology-delivered instruction
Traci Sitzmann, Bradford S. Bell, Kurt Kraiger, Adam M. Kanar
Published in Personnel Psychology
http://adlcommunity.net/file.php/13/Web-Based_Training_Meta-Analysis/WBI_Conference_Proceedings.pdf
Meta analysis found that web-based instruction was more effective that classroom instruction for teaching declarative knowledge.

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Quality Measures in Online Education: a conversation with the Gates Foundation

Associate Director Alexandra M. Pickett was invited by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to visit with their Education Postesecondary Success staff  in Seattle for an informal learning conversation on assessing quality in online learning.  The intention of the meeting was to bring together a small number of researchers and practitioners to discuss the prospects of using quality measurement and design tools to unlock new levels of quality learning experiences in online/technology-enabled education.

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