Online Learning Update

Teach Online Canada
Retention and completion in online learning programs and courses, especially in institutions which practice open admission, has long been a concern. The costs of non-completion – dropout, repeated renewals of learning contracts, course repeats – are expensive for both learners and institutions. A recent study of non-completion in college and university undergraduate level studies in the United States (US) suggests the costs of each non-completing learner can be as high as US$40,000 – taking into account recruitment, student service and support, tuition and related costs. Less than 50% of those who registered in a program of study in the US – whether two- or four-year, face-to-face or online – completed within six years of beginning their studies.

https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/ten-successful-ways-institutions-around-world-are-addressing-challenge-retention-rates-online