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Download full textOrmond Simpson – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
Online higher education has been a success in part because it is less costly to students and governments than conventional education, so both students and governments receive higher returns on their investment than in conventional higher education. However, many online institutions appear to have considerably lower graduation rates than…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Costs, Outcomes of Education, Graduation Rate
Direct linkSimpson, Ormond – Open Learning, 2013
This paper brings together some data on student retention in distance education in the form of graduation rates at a sample of distance institutions. The paper suggests that there is a "distance education deficit" with many distance institutions having less than one-quarter of the graduation rates of conventional institutions. It looks…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Learning Motivation
McEachron, Gail; Bhatti, Ghazala – Global Education Review, 2015
Global research has shown the persistence of inequality with regard to accessing curriculum with a view to obtaining suitable work and making useful contributions to society. The intersection of race, gender, language and low socio-economic levels creates situations which often marginalize ethnic minorities in school settings (Freire, 1968; Nieto…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immigrants
