Reducing drop-out in online courses
Fusch, D. (2010) Improving graduation rates for online students Academic Impressions, April 8
An interview with K. Udas, the CEO of UMassOnline, who provides some...
Comparing apples with oranges: online vs face-to-face learning in community colleges
Smith Jaggars, S. and Bailey, T. (2010) Effectiveness of Fully Online Courses for College Students: Response to a Department of Education Meta-Analysis New...
How does the use of adjuncts affect retention?
Jaeger, A. and Eagan, K. (2010) Examining Retention and Contingent Faculty use in a State System of Public Higher Education Educational Policy, June 13
Useful...
Factors affecting time to degree completion
Bound, J., Lovenheim, M. and Turner, S. (2010) Increasing Time to Baccalaureate Degree in the United States Cambridge MA: National Bureau of Economic Research
This...
New edition of the Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
The TOJDE is always an interesting compilation of papers by researchers mainly from outside the Western Anglo-Saxon culture. Volume: 11 Number: 1 can be...
Using LMSs to identify 'at-risk' students
Kolowich, S. (2009) The new diagnostics, Inside Higher Education, September 30
An article about three institutions, Rio Salado Community College, Purdue University, and Capella University,...
Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1
Is e-learning failing in higher education?
In previous blogs, I have discussed whether e-learning is failing in higher education. To answer the question, I have...
Drop-out and completion in U.S. four-year colleges
Bowen, G., McPherson, M., and Chingos, M. (2009) Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities Princeton: Princeton University Press
From the publisher's...
Sloan Foundation ends online funding program
Bourne, J. (2009) Announcement about Sloan-C Newburyport, MA: Sloan Consortium
Extract:
'The Sloan Consortium's most recent national survey, Staying The Course - Online Education in the...
Rise in (2-year USA college) distance enrolments (yet again)
Jaschik, S. (2009) Rise in Distance Enrollments Inside Higher Education, April 6
Extracts:
'A national survey of colleges by the Instructional Technology Council, an affiliate of...