In course discussion forums, students also respond to fellow students. Online education instructors are 94% more likely to respond to discussion forum posts by white students, according to a study by the Centre for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford University. The study of 124 massive open online courses (MOOCs) shows "compelling experimental evidence that instructor discrimination exists in discussion forums of online classrooms", researchers concluded. In one example, an instructor who was not black or female responded significantly less often than her counterpart with similar qualifications.
Online education instructors are 94% more likely to respond to discussion forum posts by white students, according to a study by the Centre for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford University. The study of 124 massive open online courses (MOOCs) shows "compelling experimental evidence that instructor discrimination exists in discussion forums of online classrooms", researchers concluded. In one example, an instructor who was not black or female responded significantly less often than her counterpart with similar qualifications.