Factors that Influence Students' Decision to Dropout of Online Courses

Autor/inn/en	Willging, Pedro A.; Johnson, Scott D.
Titel	Factors that Influence Students' Decision to Dropout of Online Courses
Quelle	In: Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 13 (2009) 3, S.115-127 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1939-5256
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Dropouts; Online Courses; Surveys; Predictor Variables; Student Characteristics; Comparative Analysis; Human Resources; Academic Persistence; College Instruction; Graduate Study; Program Effectiveness; Program Descriptions; Computer Assisted Instruction; Electronic Learning; Web Based Instruction; Asynchronous Communication; Dropout Attitudes; Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Research; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Online course; Online-Kurs; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Prädiktor; Humankapital; Hochschullehre; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Web Based Training
Abstract	Although there are many reasons why students dropout of college courses, those reasons may be unique for students who are enrolled in an online program. Issues of isolation, disconnectedness, and technological problems may be factors that influence a student to leave a course. To understand these factors, an online survey was developed to collect data from students who dropped out of an online program. Logistic regression analysis was used to compare various factors between those who persist in the program and those who dropout. The results, based on the dropouts from three cohorts in an online graduate program, show that demographic variables do not predict likelihood of dropping from a program. Instead, the students' reasons for dropping out of an online program are varied and unique to each individual. Recommendations for further study are incorporated in the conclusions. (Contains 1 figure and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10