Explain the best approach to research communication that occurs in online education environments.
Address the following:
- Articulate the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative, i.e., ethnography and observation, versus quantitative methods, i.e., surveys and experiments, for your selected research focus.
- Provide one research question regarding communication in online education where a qualitative research design would be most effective. Specifically describe the design and why this would be best for this research question.
- Provide one research question regarding communication in online education where a quantitative research design would be most effective. Specifically describe the design and why this would be best for this research question.