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dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Sandropor
dc.contributor.authorLencastre, José Albertopor
dc.contributor.authorOsório, António Josépor
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Bento Duartepor
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-29T13:35:45Z-
dc.date.available2016-11-29T13:35:45Z-
dc.date.issued2016-11-
dc.identifier.citationMonteiro, S., Lencastre, J. A., Osório, A. J., & Silva, B. D. (2016). Reducing Attrition and Dropout in e-Learning: The development of a course design model. In L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martínez, I. Candel Torres (Ed.), Proceedings of iCERi2016 - 9th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (pp. 2440-2446). Seville, ES: IATED - International Association of Technology, Education and Development. ISBN: 978-84-617-5895-1-
dc.identifier.issn2340-1095por
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/43173-
dc.description.abstractWorldwide, the e-Learning market has been growing faster and faster [1], but not without some disappointments [2]. One of the biggest setbacks regarding e-Learning is that related to the high rates of attrition [3] that leads to frustration [4] [5] [6] and, eventually, to dropout. Student dropout rates for e- Learning are 15–20% higher than traditional face-to-face courses [7]. For all reasons that might have an influence in attrition and dropouts in e-Learning we argue that course design is the key. Therefore, the main question is how to design e-Learning courses with lower attrition and dropout rates? The primary objective of this Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership for adult education research project, is to produce a model to assist e-Learning course developer’s decisions based on scientific literature that will lead to the development of an implementation prototype. The specific objectives are: (i) to understand the relationship between course design in e-Learning with attrition and dropout; (ii) to identify dropout reasons in relations to course design in e-Learning; (iii) to validate course design as a problem affecting dropout in e-Learning; and (iv) to propose a decision-making course design model for a future prototype. As a methodological approach, we will use Development Research [8]. This methodology involves an interrelationship between theory and practice to create an effective intervention to a specific problem, which requires not only its analysis but also the construction of a particular process or product. We see the Development Research as a cyclical process of designing, testing, and redesigning, always incorporating feedback provided by all the actors. This process leads to new theoretical and empirically founded products, whereby the researchers get new insights, ultimately bringing the state of the art a step forward. Outgoing from the creation of our e-Learning prototype, we will collect information in a participatory manner, justifying the choices that will be integrated into the development process/product, and creating the conditions for permanent feedback to improve the product as well as the educational process. Thus, the research process is less driven on obtaining a descriptive knowledge; instead, it is more focused on the need to get, from the feedback on the tasks and the product development, information about how different aspects of the problem can be solved. According to our research plan, we firstly review the state of the art, following a systematic review [9], which is “designed to locate, appraise and synthesize the best available evidence relating to a specific research question to provide informative and evidence-based answers” [10]. Secondly, and after accessing the relationship between course design in e-Learning with attrition and dropout in previous step, we propose a decision-making model for an implementation prototype. Third, the prototype is tested and improved based on data collected, including attrition and dropout. Fourth, a functional product is released, providing the necessary mechanics for improvement based on continuous data collection.por
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME under grant agreement no. 2015-1-TR01-KA204-021954 “Better e- Learning for All”.por
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.publisherIATEDpor
dc.rightsopenAccesspor
dc.subjecte-Learningpor
dc.subjectDropoutpor
dc.subjectAttritionpor
dc.subjectCourse design model in e-Learningpor
dc.subjectDevelopment researchpor
dc.subjectSystematic reviewpor
dc.titleReducing attrition and dropout in e-learning: the development of a course design modelpor
dc.typeconferencePaper-
dc.peerreviewedyespor
sdum.publicationstatusinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpor
oaire.citationConferenceDate14 - 16 nov. 2016por
sdum.event.typeconferencepor
oaire.citationStartPage2440por
oaire.citationEndPage2446por
oaire.citationConferencePlaceSevilhapor
oaire.citationTitleICERI2016 Proceedings 9th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovationpor
dc.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Ciências da Educaçãopor
dc.subject.wosSocial Sciencespor
sdum.journalICERI Proceedingspor
sdum.conferencePublicationICERI2016 Proceedings 9th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovationpor
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