Title:
The effectiveness of e-tutoring in an open and distance e-learning environment: evidence from the University of South Africa
Authors:
Suné Maré & Ashley Teedzwi Mutezo
Published:
Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. Published online: 23 January 2020
doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2020.1717941
From the abstract:
"Unisa has embraced the use of online learning and e-tutoring as a new approach to teaching and learning in an ODeL environment. According to the Community of Inquiry Theory, a learning community is important to enhance the social, cognitive and teaching presences for online learning to achieve student success. Online e-tutor and student interaction could provide a learning community environment that reduces the feeling of isolation and may improve student performance at an ODeL institution. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of e-tutoring with regard to student performance in the Department of Finance, Risk Management and Banking in order to enhance student success. Two groups of students were tested; those who participated on e-tutor sites and those who did not and data for five modules were collected."