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TEXT-BASED VERSUS VIDEO DISCUSSIONS TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY: AN INTERNATIONAL MIXED-METHODS STUDY.
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Creating an engaging online course where students feel part of an online community can be challenging even for the most experienced online educator. Online discussions are a common tool used to connect students in online courses, but it is often limited to text-based posts. This international research study compared the use of text-based versus video-based discussions in online courses to ascertain students' perceptions of social presence. A mixed-methods design using a modified Social Presence, Likert-scale survey and open-ended questions was utilized to evaluate students' perceptions. The results showed that while students preferred text-based to video-based discussions, students perceived more social presence when using video-based discussions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]