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10 Ways to Motivate and Engage Your Online Learners

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10 Ways to Motivate and Engage Your Online Learners

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Motivation and engagement play a central role in student success and satisfaction. However, the online learning environment poses special challenges. Without proper course design and facilitation it's all too easy for online learners to feel isolated, bored, and unengaged with the materials. The following are motivation and engagement strategies that Paul Beaudoin, assistant humanities professor at Fitchburg State University, has found to be effective in the award-winning online courses he teaches.

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Motivation and engagement play a central role in student success and satisfaction. However, the online learning environment poses special challenges. Without proper course design and facilitation it's all too easy for online learners to feel isolated, bored, and unengaged with the materials. The following are motivation and engagement strategies that Paul Beaudoin, assistant humanities professor at Fitchburg State University, has found to be effective in the award-winning online courses he teaches:

Beaudoin admits that “it's an exciting time to be in education—the world is open and anyone can learn anything, anyplace, anytime.” However, that sea of openness can be a challenge for the student sitting in front of the computer feeling there is nowhere to turn. These 10 tips for motivating and engaging your online learners is a starting place for you to think about the kinds of needs your learners have and an encouragement to think creatively about addressing them.