Strategies to Engage Online Students and Reduce Attrition Rates

Attrition continues to be a major issue in higher education. Attrition rates for classes taught through distance education are 10 – 20% higher than classes taught in a face-to-face setting. Educators should engage students early and often, using different learning strategies customized to the class...

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Published in:	Journal of Educators Online
Main Authors:	Lorraine M. Angelino, Frankie Keels Williams, Ph.D., Deborah Natvig, Ph.D.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Journal of Educators Online 2007-07-01
Subjects:	Distance education attrition retention engage integration persistence online learning community asynchronous
Online Access:	https://www.thejeo.com/archive/archive/2007_42/angelino_finalpdf

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