Using online tutors for learning - what do students think?

Educators and researchers in various disciplines are developing online tutors to help students learn. Such tutors often promote active learning and problem-based learning. They facilitate individualized learning and provide instant feedback. What do students think about their experience using such online tutors? Do they think that the tutors help them learn? Do their opinions reflect their experience using the tutors? Do they feel favorably about using online tutors? In this paper, we attempt to answer these questions based on our evaluations of two tutors that we have developed for programming topics. We believe that our results will be of interest to developers of online tutors who are interested in the affective learning of their students.