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Self-Regulating Online Course Engagement

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

During an online course, trainees are often given control over their instructional experience, which makes dropping out as simple as turning off their computers. But in fact, evidence suggests that attrition rates for online courses are often double those found in traditional, on-site courses. This prompts the question of how organizations can reduce attrition from this delivery medium.

Recent empirical evidence demonstrates that prompting trainees to self-regulate can substantially reduce attr

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