Persistence

Dropout, stopout, and time challenges in open online higher education: A qualitative study of the first-year student experience
Early dropout in online higher education remains a complex challenge intrinsically linked to stopout behaviour. Time poverty and time-related conflicts seem to be central for these phenomena; however, time issues have …
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Dropout, stopout, and time challenges in open online higher education: A qualitative study of the first-year student experience
Persistence and time challenges in an open online university: A case study of the experiences of first-year learners
Student persistence in the first year of studies is a crucial concern in online higher education. Recent accelerated growth in online programs due to the COVID pandemic has increased concerns over higher dropout rates, …
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Persistence and time challenges in an open online university: A case study of the experiences of first-year learners
The tensions between student dropout and flexibility in learning design: The voices of professors in open online higher education
Flexibility is typical of open universities and their e-learning designs. While this constitutes their main attraction, promising learners will be able to study “anytime, anyplace,” this also demands more self-regulation …
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The tensions between student dropout and flexibility in learning design: The voices of professors in open online higher education
A literature review on the definitions of dropout in Online Higher Education
Online higher education continues to grow, yet its high dropout rates remain a pressing and complex problem. However, there are many different definitions of dropout (and related concepts: attrition, persistence, and …
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A literature review on the definitions of dropout in Online Higher Education
Fostering retention in Online Higher Education: Students' perceptions of an intervention addressing their first-year experience
Dropout represents one of the greatest challenges faced by online higher education. This paper presents an institutional intervention aimed at fostering retention and success of first-year undergraduate students at the …
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Fostering retention in Online Higher Education: Students' perceptions of an intervention addressing their first-year experience
Persistence, dropout, and the time-factor in fully online higher education: A qualitative study with first-year students
Online higher education (OHE) continues to grow, yet its high dropout rates remain a pressing and complex problem. This research aimed at investigating and exploring how first-year, fully online OHE students experienced …
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Persistence, dropout, and the time-factor in fully online higher education: A qualitative study with first-year students
The time factor in studies on dropout in online higher education: Initial review of the literature and future approaches
This paper addresses the factor of time in relation to dropout in online higher education (OHE), linking both to fully online models such as UOC’s. In OHE, time-related reasons are the most important factors for …
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The time factor in studies on dropout in online higher education: Initial review of the literature and future approaches