Supporting Students for Success in Online and Distance Education

Third Edition

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

AvOrmond Simpson,UK) Simpson, Ormond (Visiting Fellow, University of London Centre for Distance Education

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Supporting Students for Success in Online and Distance Learning, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of student support both on and off campus. While online and distance learning are the world’s fastest growing areas of educational development, they have a fundamental weakness—their graduation rates, which can be lower than 20 percent. In this powerful new edition, Ormond Simpson builds on a rich history of research in distance and e-learning to show how retention rates can be improved through tested support methods, often at a net financial profit to the institutions involved.By comparing the evidence as well as the cost-effectiveness of various support tactics, this book describes how to promote student success and encourage skill-development from a number of different perspectives: definitions and purpose, theory and psychology, ethics, costs and benefits, activities, sources, media, proactive and reactive, assessment and feedback, staff development, writing support into course materials, research, quality assurance and institutional structures. This concise, practical guide is informal and jargon-free, yet its approach to evidence is rigorous, making it invaluable reading for all those interested in recruiting and teaching diverse students for successful online and distance learning.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-12-17
Mått152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt710 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor296
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415509091

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Ormond Simpson is currently a Fellow of the University of London Centre for Distance Education, UK. His most recent post was at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand where he was Visiting Professor. Prior to that he was Senior Lecturer in Institutional Research at the UK Open University and worked in student support. He has run workshops and seminars in South Africa, Ghana, China, the West Indies, Colombia, South Korea, The Gambia, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Brazil, and throughout Europe.

Chapter 1 Introduction: distance education – successes and failuresChapter 2 Student support in online and distance education – definitions and practicesChapter 3 Non-academic student supportChapter 4 Academic support – tuitionChapter 5 Theories of student supportChapter 6 Learning motivation for distance education student supportChapter 7 Designing student support for successChapter 8 Media for support – e-learningChapter 9 Enrolment, induction and preparationChapter 10 RetrievalChapter 11 Cost benefits of student support in online and distance educationChapter 12 Course design and support for successChapter 13 Student Support Outside the InstitutionChapter 14 Student support for different studentsChapter 15 Evaluation, research, innovation and change in student supportChapter 16 Staff development and institutional structures for student success in distance educationChapter 17 A Last Word

"The book first tackles the reasons why people drop out of open courses. This is clearly important because if the reasons for drop-outs are known then it will be easier to find solutions... The next part of the book then goes on to explore how students could be retained on open courses. If any MOOC organisers are concerned about keeping as many students as possible on their courses then this part of the book should be a must-read." - Colin Hynson, Open Learning Reviews