Future Recommendations
If further research is conducted, it is recommended that the total
number of online classes taken by the student is recorded, as well as
the terms when these classes were taken. This information can provide
further insight into responses, as an individual who has taken multiple
online courses compared to one may answer the questions differently.
Additionally, identifying the term during which the class was taken
would also provide further insight to the responses, as individuals
taking online summer courses may respond differently than those taking
online courses during the fall or spring semesters, as the terms are
shorter in the summer.
Future studies may be conducted using the questions revealed in the two
models of this study, which would reduce the number of questions from 88
to 19. Doing so, may eliminate some of the survey fatigue that was noted
in this study. From a methodological approach, it is recommended that
future studies separate undergraduate from graduate participants. Doing
so, may reveal useful information about online learning experience based
on this academic status. Finally, given that question three was a
significant predictor of self-reported success and GPA, it is
recommended that future studies focus on further investigating the
presence of live interactions in online courses.