Factors that Predict Differential Online Versus Face-to-Face Course Outcomes: Evidence from Germany and the United States

Claire Wladis
Borough of Manhattan Community College and the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, United States of America
cwladis@gmail.com
Alyse Hachey
Borough of Manhattan Community College at the City University of New York, United States of America
hachey@tc.edu
Katherine Conway
Borough of Manhattan Community College at the City University of New York, United States of America
kconway@bmcc.cuny.edu

Abstract

By 2013, over 40 million college students took online classes worldwide; by 2017, that number should triple (Atkins, 2013). If online courses have lower completion rates, they may hinder degree completion. It is therefore essential to identify which students are at highest risk of failing or dropping out of those courses if they enrol in them online, so that interventions can be targeted to those students at highest risk.

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