Example Statement of the Problem NOTE: This is a brief example. Your Statement of the Problem will be longer! The Topic Distance education via online platforms is a rapidly growing method of education delivery due to its convenience, wide reach, relatively low cost, and ability to support the achievement of learning objectives. Whether the platform is Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle, Angel, or some other learning management system, online education utilizes a variety of common learning tools including discussion boards, drop boxes, automated testing, and wikis. Chief among these tools are live online sessions.Offir, Lev, and Bezalel (2008) found the interaction level in a synchronous class, also known as web conferencing, to be a significant factor in the effectiveness of the class. Other researchers describe of a synchronous “the power online system to empower students in conversation and expression (McBrien, Jones, & Cheng, 2009). However, if students do not attend, then they cannot interact nor express themselves. The Research Problem Live online sessions may be delivered in virtual classrooms from Adobe Connect, Elluminate, GoToMeeting, Wimba, or other software programs. Regardless of the software used, student attendance at live online sessions, especially optional ones, can be unpredictable at best. It is a common complaint among the online faculty at a university in the south that many, oftentimes most, of their students do not attend the live online sessions. This study will address the problem of low student attendance at nonmandatory virtual classroom meetings in online college courses. (needs sources!!!) Deficiencies in the Evidence According to the use of newer multimedia Skylar (2009), “research concerning technologies, such as interactive synchronous web conferencing tools, is in its infancy and needs further and Jones, and Cheng (2009) stated that continued study” (p. 82). McBrien, “more studies
Example Statement of the Problem NOTE: This is a brief example. Your Statement of the Problem will be longer! The Topic Distance education via online platforms is a rapidly growing method of education delivery due to its convenience, wide reach, relatively low cost, and ability to support the achievement of learning objectives. Whether the platform is Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle, Angel, or some other learning management system, online education utilizes a variety of common learning tools including discussion boards, drop boxes, automated testing, and wikis. Chief among these tools are live online sessions.Offir, Lev, and Bezalel (2008) found the interaction level in a synchronous class, also known as web conferencing, to be a significant factor in the effectiveness of the class. Other researchers describe “the power of a synchronous online system to empower students in conversation and expression (McBrien, Jones, & Cheng, 2009). However, if students do not attend, then they cannot interact nor express themselves. The Research Problem Live online sessions may be delivered in virtual classrooms from Adobe Connect, Elluminate, GoToMeeting, Wimba, or other software programs. Regardless of the software used, student attendance at live online sessions, especially optional ones, can be unpredictable at best. It is a common complaint among the online faculty at a university in the south that many, oftentimes most, of their students do not attend the live online sessions. This study will address the problem of low student attendance at nonmandatory virtual classroom meetings in online college courses. (needs sources!!!) Deficiencies in the Evidence According to Skylar (2009), “research concerning the use of newer multimedia technologies, such as interactive synchronous web conferencing tools, is in its infancy and needs further and continued study” (p. 82). McBrien, Jones, and Cheng (2009) stated that “more studies
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