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Title: Distance Learning in Higher Education: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

Author(s): Maria Paula Cacault, Christian Hildebrand, Jérémy Laurent-Lucchetti and Michele Pellizzari

Publication Date: April 2019

Keyword(s): distance learning, EduTech and live streaming

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics

Abstract: Using a randomized experiment in a public Swiss university, we study the impact of online live streaming of lectures on student achievement and attendance. We find that (i) students use the live streaming technology only punctually, apparently when random events make attending in class too costly; (ii) attending lectures via live streaming lowers achievement for low-ability students and increases achievement for high-ability ones and (iii) offering live streaming reduces in-class attendance only mildly. These findings have important implications for the design of education policies.

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Cacault, M, Hildebrand, C, Laurent-Lucchetti, J and Pellizzari, M. 2019. 'Distance Learning in Higher Education: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=13666