Table of top 10 cited and top 10 recent articles about student retention in online learning
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"These are companies that specifically rely on existing structures to create parasitical business models. Like big pharma, which convinces us we need to change our biology, online educators like Coursera are also seeking to excavate from within. They propose using existing university brands, credentials and professors – publicly and tax supported structures in other words — for their own business ends."
U.S. Department of Education. A meta-analysis and review of online learning studies.