The relationships between online program formatting, technology satisfaction, and course quality
Ahmed Alsayer ()
International Journal of Education and Practice, 2025, vol. 13, issue 1, 69-80
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This study aims to explore students’ perceived quality of graduate courses in relation to their satisfaction with the technological tools used in online master’s level courses. Invariance testing and structural equation modelling were used to demonstrate the validity of technology usage scales and effectively test links between course type, technology satisfaction, and course quality. The study participants included 364 graduate students enrolled at a large university in the Midwest who were taking blended and fully online courses. The participants responded to a scale regarding their experience with the course. Interestingly, program type (blended vs. fully online) did not significantly impact technology satisfaction or the perceived quality of the course, even after taking into account the technology satisfaction mediator on course quality. Program type is not related to course quality, although technology satisfaction does contribute to quality ratings. The implications for instructors suggest that the development of technology-centric activities is warranted to improve the quality of online education courses.
Keywords: Blended courses; Course quality; Online education; Scale validation; Student satisfaction. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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