Glazier, Rebecca A.,  1982- <br/><br/>
Connecting in the online classroom :  building rapport between teachers and students / 
Rebecca A. Glazier. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The problem. The promise and the peril of online higher education --  The digital divide --  The solution. Relationships matter --  Strategies for building rapport --  Students on the margins --  What it will take. The tradeoffs --  Building a support network --  Appendix A. Pre-semester survey --  Appendix B. Rapport emails. 
<br/><br/> "Higher education in the United States is currently facing an online retention crisis. Many more of the students in online classes are failing and dropping out compared with in-person classes. The author uses original survey and experimental data, together with quotes from students, to show what a difference it makes in student success when professors build relationships with their students"-- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421442662 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Web-based instruction.<br/>Education, Higher--Computer-assisted instruction.<br/>Teacher-student relationships.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1044  / .C666 2021