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Title:
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TEKKING: TRANSVERSING VIRTUAL AND INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE ADULT LEARNER EXPERIENCES |
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Author(s):
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Ruth Gannon Cook |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-18-0 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G Sampson, J. Michael Spector, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2013 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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ELearning, Interdisciplinary Studies, Adult learners, Collaboration, Cognitive Load Theory |
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Type:
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Reflection Paper |
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First Page:
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427 |
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Last Page:
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428 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Most electronic communities have little crossover communication with each other, beyond specific linkages to other sites. So there is scant crossover among the world of academia, the world of work, and the virtual world of social media. The objective of this research is to examine e-learning communities across academic disciplines to explore crossover research in multiple academic disciplines, as well as in elearning and adult learning, to see if there could be key issues brought to the foreground that affect adult learners and student retention. In addition to conducting historic research across a number of academic disciplines, the study also provides a case study that could reveal insights into factors that shed more light on adult learners and retention in online courses by traversing academic disciplines to achieve thicker research and contribute to the body of research on online adult learners in a range of academic disciplines. |
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