Student Retention in Online Education

Encyclopedia of Distance Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-555-9.ch255 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1680-1686

Author(s):

Mac Adkins ◽

Wanda B. Nitsch

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Online Education ◽

Student Retention ◽

Financial Stability ◽

Program Completion ◽

Completion Rate ◽

Educational Services ◽

Education Student ◽

Online Student ◽

Educational Product

Successful program completion in an online education context is a combination of learner attributes, the university’s focus on meeting the needs of the students, and providing a quality educational product. This article focuses on the needs of the online student and how a program can provide the educational services that promote student retention. By recognizing distance education student needs and putting strategies into place to best meet those needs, programs can have a high course and program completion rate to meet accreditation standards and provide financial stability for the institution.

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Student Retention in Online Education

Online and Distance Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-935-9.ch024 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 257-264

Author(s):

Mac Adkins ◽

Wanda B. Nitsch

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Online Education ◽

Student Retention ◽

Financial Stability ◽

Program Completion ◽

Completion Rate ◽

Educational Services ◽

Education Student ◽

Online Student ◽

Educational Product

Successful program completion in an online education context is a combination of learner attributes, the university’s focus on meeting the needs of the students, and providing a quality educational product. This article focuses on the needs of the online student and how a program can provide the educational services that promote student retention. By recognizing distance education student needs and putting strategies into place to best meet those needs, programs can have a high course and program completion rate to meet accreditation standards and provide financial stability for the institution.

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The Terminology of Survival Modeling: An Insight and Alternative Modeling of Student Retention

10.20944/preprints202010.0243.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Dewi Juliah Ratnaningsih ◽

Asep Saefuddin ◽

Anang Kurnia ◽

I Wayan Mangku

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Survival Analysis ◽

Student Retention ◽

Retention Rates ◽

Survival Models ◽

Education Student ◽

Education Students ◽

Response Data ◽

Accurate Picture ◽

Survival Modeling

Student retention is one indicator of accountability in the implementation of educational programs. Achievement of student retention rates indicates the performance of the quality objectives of an institution or college. To get an accurate picture of the factors related to retention, we need to do modeling. The retention variable is the time response variable measured in semester units. One of the statistical analyzes that can be used to analyze response data in time is survival analysis. The selection of an accurate analytical method in modeling will produce valid conclusions and impact making policies that are right and on target. This paper presents alternative modeling of student retention in distance education using survival analysis. The method used is a literature review. This paper also briefly describes distance education, open and distance education, distance education students' characteristics, distance education student retention, and survival models for modeling student retention in distance education.

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Perception of E-Learning by Consumers of Educational Services

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202125807071 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 258 ◽

pp. 07071

Author(s):

Oksana Bogdanova

Keyword(s):

Online Education ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Educational Services ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Cognitive Approach ◽

Classical Education ◽

Russian Scientific ◽

Russian Higher Education ◽

Educational Product ◽

E Learning

This paper attempts to assess the perception of online learning by consumers of educational services. The study is based on the cognitive approach, interpreting the person as a cognitive system, which is influenced by the communication arising in the learning environment, and education is defined as a process of communication, where the associated problems have a negative impact on the final educational product. We revealed the indicators which determine the perception of online education, among which we can name the following: the quality of communication, convenience of tools, students’ motivation and their ability to self-organization, responsiveness to innovations. The analysis of the scientific literature revealed that the works devoted to the perception of online education are of a private nature, depending on the specific country and its situation at the market of educational services. This puts the Russian scientific community in front of the need for scientific understanding of the perception of online education based on the situation observed in Russian higher education. It is concluded that the main problem of the image of Russian online education is an attempt of the Ministry of Education to combine two mutually exclusive approaches: to use online education as an innovative way to train specialists and the possibility to reduce the cost of the classical education. According to the author, online-education is not a competitor to classical education, because it is focused on a different audience and is based on different methodological and didactic principles. That is the reason why the work on improvement of perception of e-learning should begin with defining its place in the sphere of Russian education and the decision about it should be made by the Ministry of Education.

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Instructional Quality and Student Retention in Online Education

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e636462010-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Tracy G. Marsh ◽

Regina A. Galer-Unti

Keyword(s):

Online Education ◽

Student Retention ◽

Instructional Quality

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Edukacja cyfrowa w zdalnym nauczaniu

Język. Religia. Tożsamość. ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0015.6144 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (23) ◽

pp. 49-58

Author(s):

Bożena Majewicz

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

The State ◽

Educational Activity ◽

Special Role ◽

Remote Education ◽

School Closures ◽

Short Time

The state of education in Poland and its functioning was exposed by the coronavirus pandemic which contributed to school closures and enforced a transition to distance learning. There was a need to look for alternative ways of distance education in which teachers played a special role. Some of them had to learn new skills related to distance education at all levels of education in a short time. In the period when schools are closed or their functioning is limited, the competences they possess play an important role in the educational activity of teachers, among which IT and media competences become particularly important. The considerations presented in the article relate to online education, with particular attention to its necessary aspects occurring both on the side of school and students’ homes. A review of studies on remote education during the pandemic has been made.

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Evaluation of a Teaching Assistant Program in Online Education

Journal of Educational Research and Practice ◽

10.5590/jerap.2020.11.1.04 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Shelley N Armstrong ◽

Kirsten Lupinski ◽

Michelle M Burcin ◽

Kimberly Kato ◽

Marsha Kaufman

Keyword(s):

Online Education ◽

Student Satisfaction ◽

Doctoral Students ◽

Administrative Support ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Virtual Classroom ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Traditional Practice ◽

Online Student ◽

Undergraduate Programs

Online student success is determined by several factors, including learning effectiveness, access (academic, technical, and administrative support), faculty satisfaction, and student satisfaction. These factors are part of the Online Learning Consortium’s Pillars of Quality Online Education, which were established to ensure all students are provided a quality education, with high levels of student engagement, instructor feedback and interaction, and experiential learning opportunities. Using Teaching Assistants (TAs) in the virtual classroom is not a traditional practice for most online institutions, but is a strategy that can have a positive impact on these factors. This exploratory research study discusses a TA program that was developed, implemented, and evaluated over 3 years. Fifteen (<em>n</em> = 15) doctoral students were hired to provide teaching support to high-risk courses in the undergraduate programs. Background, recruitment, onboarding, division of course responsibilities, data, and outcomes of the 3-year TA programs are discussed in alignment with the five pillars. Findings suggest the addition of TAs in online education is a potentially useful strategy to improve student learning outcomes, scale, access, and faculty and student satisfaction.

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MODELO PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN COMPARATIVA ENTRE UNIVERSIDADES DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA, ABIERTAS O EN LÍNEA

Revista Electrónica Calidad en la Educación Superior ◽

10.22458/caes.v7i1.1466 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 252-283

Author(s):

Alexandra María Abarca-Chinchilla ◽

Jennifer Azofeifa-Retana ◽

Ana Cristina Brenes-Villalobos

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Online Education ◽

Research Program ◽

Comparative Studies ◽

The Other ◽

Open Education ◽

Professional Networking ◽

Educación A Distancia ◽

Flexible Networks ◽

Education Model

Dada la necesidad de contar con un modelo que supere los principales vacíos que, a nivel histórico-metodológico, se han identificado en estudios comparativos de educación a distancia y que vayan más allá de la mera descripción de situaciones o contextos educativos; en el Programa de Investigación en Fundamentos de Educación a Distancia (PROIFED) surge el interés de proponer un modelo para realizar este tipo de estudios, con el fin de desarrollarlos en redes flexibles de profesionales, que promuevan el intercambio de información para conocer cómo otras universidades dirigen y resuelven sus situaciones de conflicto y cómo proyectan su quehacer en la educación a distancia, abierta o en línea. Se dispone el presente modelo, el cual procura ser integrador y articulado; abierto o adaptativo a algunos requerimientos específicos que la persona investigadora requiera, con el fin de fortalecer y promover el mejoramiento del modelo de educación a distancia de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED), Costa Rica.Palabras clave: Educación a distancia, Educación en línea, Educación abierta, Educología comparativa, Estudios comparativos, Red de profesionales.AbstractThe Research Program on Fundamentals of Distance Education of UNED Costa Rica proposes an analytical model for the generation of comparative studies among open, online and distance education universities and institutions. This model is intended to satisfy a historical and methodological vacuum identified in comparative studies that are usually limited to the mere descriptions of educational contexts and situations. The comparative studies proposed by this model, on the other hand, are thought to be developed by professionals assembled in flexible networks and to promote the exchange of information about the ways in which open, online and distance education universities confront and resolve their situational conflicts and how these universities project their work. This model for comparative studies is designed to be open, adaptable to specific requirements of researchers, and to strengthen and promote the improvement of the distance education model of UNED Costa Rica.Keywords: Distance learning, Online education, Open education, Comparative educology, Comparative studies, Professional networking

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Image risks on transition to digital education: opinion receivers of educational services

Scientific bulletin of the Southern Institute of Management ◽

10.31775/2305-3100-2020-1-70-75 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 70-75

Author(s):

A. Yu. Rozhkova ◽

M. V. Vasilyeva

Keyword(s):

Business Model ◽

Financial Stability ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Educational Services ◽

Image Perception ◽

Digital Education ◽

Educational Processes ◽

Educational Paths ◽

Systemic Problems ◽

The University

The article reflects the aspects of digital education as a complex unstable system in the conditions of the transformation of educational processes. The image risks of a business model for the implementation of educational services based on online monitoring and analysis of the opinions of recipients of educational services in relation to the willingness to acquire educational services, the formation of adaptive and technological skills are disclosed. Identified systemic problems and risks in the activities of educational institutions associated with the lack of a clear procedure for the introduction of digital technologies, with a decrease in the academic and financial stability of the university, a narrowing of the target audience due to the loss of previous traditional and feedback. Priorities and improving factors for the technological positioning of the university during the transition to digital education are outlined. An attempt is made to reveal the elements of a business model, which includes: monitoring and expanding image perception, synchronization of IT and Edu-technologies, ensuring “transparency” of various schemes for the provision of educational services for the personalization of educational paths, targeting and adaptability to meet educational needs.There is no conflict of interests.

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