Comparative Study on the Effects of Online Courses and In-Class Courses

Yue Qin; Di Lv; Yinzi Feng

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Comparative Study on the Effects of Online Courses and In-Class Courses

Yue Qin, Di Lv, Yinzi Feng

Published in Science Journal of Education (Volume 9, Issue 6)

Received: 27 October 2021 Accepted: 17 November 2021 Published: 24 November 2021

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The outbreak of COVID-19 at the beginning of 2020 has formulated a totally different teaching situation for most of Chinese Universities/Colleges, because inevitably online courses took the leading role in teaching by replacing in-class courses at the beginning of that semester, then in a parallel teaching mode after students' returning to school. This research conducted a comparative study on teaching quality of online courses and in-class courses under this specific background from Chinese college students' perspective by using in-depth interviews and the online questionnaire. This study finds that the quality of online courses is not as good as in-class courses at present, but with a small gap to improve, indicating a positive affirmation and encouragement of improvement for online courses. Furthermore, teaching paradigms have significant impacts on imparting knowledge. Teaching paradigm is the "catalyst" and "accelerator" on the basis of the teachers' own professional knowledge, which facilitating both teaching and learning. Finally, different learning atmosphere (online courses / in-class courses) is a significant factor in explanation of different effects and influences on both teachers and students. A more advanced network technology is needed to create a more interactive and communicative "learning atmosphere" of online courses, thus gradually improving the effect of online courses.

Published in	Science Journal of Education (Volume 9, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjedu.20210906.11
Page(s)	181-197
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Online Course, In-Class Course, Teaching Quality, Comparative Study, Situational Learning

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Yue Qin

School of Wealth Management, Ningbo University of Finance and Economics, Ningbo, China
Di Lv

School of International Business and Trade, Ningbo University of Finance and Economics, Ningbo, China
Yinzi Feng

School of Finance and Information, Ningbo University of Finance and Economics, Ningbo, China

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