
STUDENT RETENTION IN OPEN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING
Ormond Simpson(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
180 pages
978-0-7494-3999-6 (ISBN)
Description
Student retention has become a key issue for all further and higher education institutions and is a major concern among those involved in online learning courses where retention rates are often even poorer than those for traditional campus-based courses. There is increasing recognition that student retention is the responsibility of the actual institutions running the courses, and that it is within their power to encourage sustained participation without compromising academic standards.
In this book, Ormond Simpson provides a clear, accessible analysis of what works and at what cost. He outlines strategies for increasing retention, providing useful case studies and examples to illustrate how these strategies can change institutional policy and practice. Areas covered include:
* Who drops out and why
* Integration
* Reclamation
* 'Retentioneering' an institution
* Recruitment and retention
* Course design.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-3999-6 (9780749439996)
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Ormond Simpson
Student Retention in Online, Open and Distance Learning
Book
06/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
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Ormond Simpson
Student Retention in Online, Open and Distance Learning
E-Book
12/2003
Routledge
€76.49
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Ormond Simpson
Student Retention in Online, Open and Distance Learning
E-Book
12/2003
Routledge
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Person
Ormond Simpson is Director of the Open University's Centre for Educational Guidance and Student Support, and has over 25 years' experience of developing, researching and practising student support
Content
Introduction 1. A background to student retention 2. Who drops out and why 3. Recruitment and retention 4. Integration 5. Retention on course 6. Retrieval 7. Reclamation 8. Course design and retention 9. Institutions and retention 10. 'Retentioneering' an institution-a summary