Recent Issue of JOLT (Journal of Online Learning and Teaching)

JOLT is an open access journal that is indexed by scholarly databases, such as EBSCO.  The newest issue of JOLT is available from http://jolt.merlot.org/currentissue.html .  I copied the table of contents below.  Be sure to bookmark the URL for the journal.  A special edition of JOLT, which focuses on MOOCS should be available very soon.

Research Papers

Learning Equity between Online and On-Site Mathematics Courses Sherry J. Jones and Vena M. Long

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Students' Perceptions of Online Courses in a Graduate Adolescence Education Program Barbara A. Burns

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Online and Campus College Students Like Using an Open Educational Resource Instead of a Traditional Textbook Brian L. Lindshield and Koushik Adhikari

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Assessing Faculty Attitudes Toward Technological Change in Graduate Management Education Owen P. Hall, Jr.

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Preparing Faculty to Use the Quality Matters Model for Course Improvement Carol Roehrs, Li Wang, and David Kendrick

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The Complexity of Online Discussion Jesse Rhoades and Rebecca Rhoades

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Case Studies

Design Considerations for Supporting the Reluctant Adoption of Blended Learning Wendy Freeman and Taunya Tremblay

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Migrating Successful Student Engagement Strategies Online: Opportunities and Challenges Using Jigsaw Groups and Problem-Based Learning José A. Amador and Helen Mederer

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Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Parenting: A Glimpse into My Virtual Child Shanna L. Graves

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Concept Paper

Technology Acceptance and Performance in Online Learning Environments: Impact of Self-Regulation Filiz Tabak and Nhung T. Nguyen

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Position Paper

Faculty Leadership in Online Education: Structuring Courses to Impact Student Satisfaction and Persistence Jeannine Kranzow

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Face-to-Face versus Online Course Evaluations: A "Consumer's Guide" to Seven Strategies Ronald A. Berk

New Issue of MERLOT JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching Available

Mark Lee, the Editor for JOLT (Journal for Online Learning and Teaching) posted an email notice about the latest issue.  The email notification is below.

Vol. 8, No. 3 of the MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT at http://jolt.merlot.org/) has been published and is available online. The papers in this issue are listed below. Vol. 8, No. 4 is expected to be released in the coming weeks, and on-time publication of the journal will resume with Vol. 9. No. 1 in March 2013. 

As you may already know, Vol. 9, No. 2, the June 2013 issue, will be a themed special issue on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The guest editors for that special issue are George Siemens (Athabasca University), Valerie Irvine (University of Victoria), and Jillianne Code (University of Victoria).

JOLT VOL. 8, NO. 3 CONTENTS

Research Papers

Student Moderators in Asynchronous Online Discussion: A Question of Questions

Daniel Zingaro

Online MBA Asynchronous Discussion Workload and Value Perceptions for Instructors and Learners: Working Toward an Integrated Educational Model for Professional Adults

Zvi Goldman

Evaluating Program Effectiveness for an Online Elementary Education Cohort

Cindy A. Dell

Student Assessment in Online Learning: Challenges and Effective Practices

Lorna R. Kearns

Case Studies

How a Mobile Social Media Game Can Enhance the Educational Experience

Salvatore Parise and Eliana Crosina

An Exploratory Study on the Use of VoiceThread in a Business Policy Course

Marjorie Chan and Prasanthi Pallapu

Position Paper

It's Showtime: Using Movies to Teach Leadership in Online Courses

Maureen Hannay and Rosemary Venne