Addressing drop out rates for e-learning

LearnScope Resource Centre article

Elearning has an unacceptably high drop-out rate, says this article. So George Siemens organised a group of online educators put themselves through a (non) course of discussion to address the problem. They created this resource or “collage” of their thoughts.

The article focusses on “preparing students for elearning”, and is organised under the following headings.

Introduction, Preparation Ecosystem, Preparing Students for Elearning, Role of the Student in Elearning, Role of the Instructor in Elearning, Role of Learning Styles, Profile of "Ideal" Online Student, Tasks to Complete Before Course Start, Support Documents for Students, Conclusion