Study finds race and gender bias in online classes - EMILY DAVIS, Daily Tar Heel

Online course instructors show bias in their responses to students based on perceptions of gender and race, a recent study found.  The study was conceived and conducted by the Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis. The authors of the study believe it is the first to demonstrate biases among both students and instructors in these settings. According to the study, instructors are 94 percent more likely to answer comments posted by white male students than any other students. The study failed to find general evidence of bias in responses from other students. http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2018/03/online-class-bias-0321