Is meaningful student engagement difficult to achieve in your online courses? You are not alone.

As an administrator, you know that engagement is one of the toughest challenges with regard to student retention and course completion. Hiring talented and passionate faculty is half the battle, but how can you best help them translate their traditional courses to a digital environment that keeps all students motivated and involved?

We have created the Improving Student Engagement in Online Courses guide to help you solve these challenges. In this guide, you’ll find eight strategies to ensure online courses transcend the screen to become rich academic communities, including:

• Finding ways for every student to participate
• Options for personalizing learning
• Creating online communities
• Keeping everyone on track
• Setting achievable goals
• Analytics for the online experience
• Providing the means for student reflection