Cheerleading persistence: towards the design of peer interactions in distance learning programs with open cohorts of adults learners KU Leuven
Europe aims at improving adults’ participation in lifelong learning. To this end, Flemish adult education centers (AEC) are increasingly developing online and blended learning programmes. Allowing for flexible learning, these formats are considered to better fit mature students’ complex lives and multiple responsibilities. In spite of high enrolment numbers, online and blended programmes suffer from learner dropout. Especially in modular ...