Quantitative Research Methods in Online Business Education 2000-2010: A Review and Comparison by Discipline

• In Event: Online Teaching and Learning: Research Methodologies

Abstract

This paper provides an assessment of methodological development of online and blended learning research in each of the primary business disciplines. We present a summary of variables examined and quantitative analytical techniques used by discipline and in multi-disciplinary studies from 157 articles in refereed journals published from 2000 through 2010. We found widely varying research activity and methodological variety across disciplines, with most of the studies published using samples from information systems, management, or multi-disciplinary settings. However, a discipline’s number of studies and methodological rigor were not necessarily correlated. The paper concludes with recommendations for how each of the disciplines might incorporate more of their native analytical tools and techniques into conducting research on online teaching and learning.

Authors

• J. B. Arbaugh, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

• Michael Godfrey, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

• Alvin Hwang, Pace University

• Birgit Leisen Pollack, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

• Bruce Niendorf, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh