Description
| Product ID: | 9781118531709 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning |
| Title: | Motivating and Retaining Online Students |
| Subtitle: | Research-Based Strategies That Work |
| Authors: | Author: Rosemary M. Lehman, Simone C. O. Conceicao |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Education, Education, Higher education, tertiary education, Open learning, distance education, Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL), Higher & further education, tertiary education, Open learning, home learning, distance education, Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Finally, the first research-based book of sound strategies and best practices to help instructors motivate students to complete their online courses. Although studies support the effectiveness of learning online, students often fail to complete online courses. Some studies have found that as many as 50–70% drop out of their online courses or programs. Retention is not only a growing expectation and imperative, but it is also as opportunity for faculty members to take the lead in innovating, researching, and implementing new strategies while demonstrating their effectiveness. Designed for instructors and instructional designers, Motivating and Retaining Online Students is filled with empirical research from the authors’ study of motivation and retention strategies that can reduce online learner dropout. Focusing on the most important issues instructors face, such as course design; student engagement and motivation; and institutional, instructional, and informal student support strategies, the book provides effective online strategies that help minimize student dropout, increase student retention, and support student learning. While helping to improve the overall retention rates for educational institutions, the strategies outlined in the book also allow for student diversity and individual learner differences. Lehman and Conceição’s proven model gives instructors an effective approach to help students persist in online courses and succeed as learners. |
| Imprint Name: | Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. |
| Publisher Name: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2013-11-29 |
