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Online Education: Promise and Problems

Online education has experienced dramatic expansion and growth. Institutions of higher learning continue to increase online course offerings in an effort to satisfy student demand. Although this growth is impressive, it does not occur without consequences. Higher education is struggling with an increase of student withdrawal and failure rates in online courses. This article explores this phenomenon with a review of current literature and research on the topic—with particular attention paid to the community college environment. Additionally, recommendations for practitioners, and for future research, are discussed.

Keywords:: virtual learning, Internet courses, achievement, motivation, withdrawal, and retention, distance learning, community college students, two year schools

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Academic Support Services / Hybrid and Online Course Development

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 16, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: June 28, 2017
Author:: Theresa Capra, Mercer County Community College
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Technical Requirements:: Adobe reader or web browser
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States