Promoting School Based Cohorts in Distance/Online Learning

Janis McKinley, D. J. Champagne

Park University School for Education, Parkville, Missouri.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2013.48A003                

Abstract

Successful cohort online learning requires three important components: Community, Collaboration, and Content. Looking at how to develop these components is discussed as a result of what is known by the authors’ active engaging in the cohort online learning model.

Keywords

Cohort; Online Learning Model; 3 C’s; Community; Collaboration; Content

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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