Online Community and Its Impact on E-Learners' Commitment To Stay in their Programmes

• Main Authors: Ng , Richard, Wagner, Karl
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
• Online Access: http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/412/1/online_community_richard.pdf; http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/412/
• Institution: Open University Malaysia

Attrition rate has been found to be higher in non traditional universities compared to traditional universities. Feeling of isolation has been identified as one of the key factors that cause attrition. Thus many universities developed the Learning Management System (LMS) to increase contact hours fo...