Motivating and retaining online students : research-based strategies that work / Rosemary M. Lehman, Simone C.O. Conceição.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lehman, Rosemary M.

Contributor:

Conceição, Simone C. O.

Series:

Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning.

Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web-based instruction.

Motivation in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 162 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Motivating and Retaining Online Students' will help instructors increase the motivation of online students and thereby improve the overall retention rates for educational institutions. Finally, the first research-based book of sound strategies and best practices to help instructors motivate students to complete their online courses. Although studies support the effectiveness of learning online, students often fail to complete online courses. Some studies have found that as many as 50-70% drop out of their online courses or programs. Retention is not only a growing expectation and imperative, but it is also as opportunity for faculty members to take the lead in innovating, researching, and implementing new strategies while demonstrating their effectiveness. Designed for instructors and instructional designers, Motivating and Retaining Online Students is filled with empirical research from the authors' study of motivation and retention strategies that can reduce online learner dropout. Focusing on the most important issues instructors face, such as course design; student engagement and motivation; and institutional, instructional, and informal student support strategies, the book provides effective online strategies that help minimize student dropout, increase student retention, and support student learning. While helping to improve the overall retention rates for educational institutions, the strategies outlined in the book also allow for student diversity and individual learner differences. Lehman and Conceicao's proven model gives instructors an effective approach to help students persist in online courses and succeed as learners. Motivating and Retaining Online Students Motivating and Retaining Online Students offers a guide to help instructors increase the motivation of online students and thereby improve the overall retention rates for educational institutions. Based on a study from online education experts Rosemary M. Lehman and Simone C.O. Conceicao, the book focuses on the most important issues such as course design, student engagement and motivation, and student support strategies. Helping minimize student dropout, increase student retention, and support student learning management, the strategies outlined in the book allow for student diversity and individual learner differences. Lehman and Conceicao's proven model gives instructors an effective approach to help students persist in online courses and succeed as learners. " Motivating and Retaining Online Students is a must-read for faculty who want to move beyond simply providing students access to education and training to ensuring student success in online learning." -Chere Campbell Gibson, professor emerita, University of Wisconsin-Madison "This is a 'must-have' primer for addressing the challenges of getting online students to be active learners and keeping them engaged once you have their attention. Once again, these authors have created a valuable resource that is filled with useful instructional innovations for the beginner as well as the experienced instructor." -J. Ana Donaldson, past president, Association for Educational Communication and Technology, and online educator and learning consultant "Effectively providing online teaching and learning is one of the most significant challenges facing 21st Century higher education faculty members. From novices to seasoned veterans, this book provides substantive insights that can assist online faculty members to become more effective online instructors." -Larry G. Martin, professor and chair, Department of Administrative Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Contents:

1. Concerns and Opportunities for Online Student Retention 1 Evolving Concepts of Presence, Communication, and Interaction 1 Redefining the Characteristics of the Higher Education Learner 2 New Ways of Learning 2 Causes for Increased Enrollment 3 The State of Higher Education and Online Learning 4 Concerns for Online Student Retention 5 Reasons Online Students Drop Out 5 Factors for Student Persistence in Online Education 7 Opportunities for Online Education 10 New Learner Behaviors and Skills in the 21st Century 11 Filling the Gap: Strategies for Online Persistence 14 2. Design Strategies for Retaining Online Students 17 Intentional Design for Online Courses 19 Design Elements and Strategies to Help Students Stay Motivated Online 20 Creating the Learning Environment 20 Planning for the Teaching Process 25 Predicting Learners' Needs 30 The Impact of Intentional Design for Online Course Success 32 Design Strategies for Retaining Online Students 34 3. Student Strategies for Staying Motivated Online 38 Pathway and Strategies for Staying Motivated in Online Courses 38 Self-Awareness 39 Self-Efficacy 40 A Purpose for Taking a Course 41 Means to Achieve Goals 42 Rewards for Achieving Goals 53 Explaining Study Findings from a Motivational Perspective 56 Incorporating Student Strategies into Course Design 59 4. Support Strategies for Helping Online Students Persist 65 Types of Support Perceived as Important by Students 66 Human Resource Support 66 Institutional Support 69 Self-Care 70 Support Strategies for Helping Online Students Persist 71 Instructional Support Strategies 72 Institutional Support Strategies 75 Self-Care Strategies 80 5. Pulling the Strategies Together 83 Established Findings Related to Online Student Retention 84 Major Contributions from Our Study 84 New Ways of Th inking About Learning and Teaching 86 Persistence Model for Online Student Retention 87 Student-Centered Model 88 Strategies for Helping Students Persist in an Online Course 89 Times of Change for Learning in the 21st Century 94 Instructors' Skills for Meeting Students' 21st-Century Fluencies 95 Implications and Conclusions for Learning and Teaching Online 104 Glossary 107 References 111 Appendix 1 117 Appendix 2 127 Index 135

Notes:

"A Wiley brand."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 19, 2013).

ISBN:

9781118642283

1118642287

9781118642122

1118642120

OCLC:

862793716