Autor: |
Pinchbeck, Jessica, Heaney, Caroline |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2022 |
Předmět: |
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ISSN: |
2241-7958 |
Popis: |
The importance of making online and distance education successful has been dramatically prioritized due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Student retention is a key performance indicator in online higher education. Evidence suggests that within online distance education the key to retaining students is to encourage an engaging and supportive online community. Online asynchronous forums are one method that has been employed to promote such engagement. This study investigated the relationship between online forum activity and student retention amongst 21 tutor groups on an Open University Level 1 module. It found that the volume of tutor group forum activity had a significant association with student retention (p |
Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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