In search of higher persistence rates in distance education online programs

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Rovai, Alfred P ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult education; Attrition; Distance education; Dropout; Online; Persistence; Retention

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT EDUCATION; EDUCATION ONLINE PROGRAMS; ONLINE COURSES; VIRTUAL LEARNING;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 2942541568     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-7516(02)00158-6     Document Type: Article

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