MERLOT Materials

The purpose of this document is to provide a resource to faculty who are designing online instructional materials.

Information literacy standards for higher education were developed by the Association of College and Research Libraries... see more

This is a case study of a best-practice suggestion for addressing anxiety among first-time online students. This is a... see more

It has been suggested that the use of active learning instructional strategies, both in traditional face-to-face... see more

This paper explores the role of classroom management in the online learning environment of a community college history... see more

Problem Based Learning (PBL), a student centered instructional strategy, has been used as an effective pedagogical... see more

The advent of massive open online courses (MOOCs) poses new learning opportunities for learners as well as challenges for... see more

Critics of online education often assume that traditional classrooms offer the most meaningful form of learning. Some... see more

New Information and Communication Technologies such as the Internet, online gaming worlds, artificial intelligence,... see more

Universities have made a considerable investment in the use of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) to facilitate their... see more

In this investigation, the author utilized a modified Delphi technique to validate whether graduate level online faculty... see more

This paper reports on a mixed-method study that compared the perceptions of gender-based barriers experienced by 49 men... see more

Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of... see more

The purpose of this study was to apply the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education (Chickering &... see more

Current mediated realities and the proliferation of user generated online content have introduced a multiplicity of... see more

This article presents the findings of early childhood special education graduate student’s experiences within two... see more

When MOOCs arrived, there was an immediate response of how wonderful it was that a course could reach so many students –... see more

The physical “brick and mortar” classroom is starting to lose its monopoly as the place of learning. The Internet has... see more

Three studies were conducted to assess the effect of an honor code on self-reported cheating during online quizzes in an... see more

Abstract: Current research continues to support the notion that students participating in online courses experience... see more

In a 2013 report, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) discussed the need to develop skills... see more

With the rise in online education, universal design is an emerging trend aimed at providing available education... see more

Abstract: A review of the literature revealed that established guidelines were not available to assist faculty who use... see more

Many organizations use technology and social media as the cost-effective, even the preferred, rapid communication and... see more