Students’ Perceptions of an Online B.E.D. Program

Abstract

This qualitative exploratory study of four online Caribbean students’ perceptions offers some insights into the challenges and benefits of the online learning environment. The face of education continues to be confronted with the exponential growth of technology. With such issues as learner-learner and learner-instructor interactions, this paper links the theoretical frameworks of interactions to andragogy in the online learning environment. Students discussed issues of concerns such as technological failures and workload challenges but were quick to point out the benefits of the online learning experiences of convenience, relevance, and caring, helpful and resourceful tutors. With limited research in the Caribbean, the findings herein extend the extant literature.

Keywords: andragogy and online earning; interactions in online learning; Caribbean online learning