Over and over again, research has shown that interaction is the key to success in online classes. Here are some important research papers:
Swan, K. (2002). Building communities in online courses: the importance of interaction. Education, Communication and Information, 2 (1), 23-49.
Swan, K. (2001). Virtual interactivity: design factors affecting student satisfaction and perceived learning in asynchronous online courses. Distance Education, 22, (2), 306-331.
Excerpts from Sloan Studies of Online Communities - Linking Student/Faculty Satisfaction and Perceived Learning to Interaction, Proceedings of the Workshop 2000 on Asynchronous Learning Networks
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