The Role of e-Tutor Competencies in Postgraduate e-Learning Courses: Spotlight on Emotion Management

Sustainability

Elisabeth Bustos-Contell¹  Gregorio Labatut-Serer¹  José Serrano-Madrid²  Luis Porcuna-Enguix³ 

[1] Accounting Department, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain;Accounting and Financial Economics Department, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain;Economics and Social Sciences Department, Centre for Research in Business Management (CEGEA), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain;

关键词: e-learning;    interactive tutorial;    emotion management;    student satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su13179716

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The role of e-learning in the existing and challenging educational era is crucial. However, it is necessary to overcome some drawbacks such as feelings of isolation and a lack of emotional contact. In this sense, emotion management is a key driver of student satisfaction in e-learning, which is significantly related to students’ motivation, learning, cognitive strategies, self-regulation, and personality antecedents in the classroom. This article examines an online postgraduate course in financial statements auditing, describing the resources used by the e-tutor to conduct affective tutorials, reduce students’ feelings of isolation, increase student involvement, and achieve success in e-learning. The results of a survey administered to 125 students over the period 2015 to 2020 indicate that students who receive emotional support have higher levels of satisfaction with the course in terms of all satisfaction indicators. In addition, female e-learning students are more satisfied with intensive e-tutor monitoring overall but are less gratified by non-face-to-face e-tools. Our study responds to the calls in the 2021–2027 Digital Education Action Plan to improve and reset education and training for the digital age.

【 授权许可】

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