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Our key findings indicate that increased levels of interaction, as measured by time spent, actually decrease course completion rates.

So what are the implications for policy? This doesn’t mean we should discourage interaction, but it does mean we should not measure the quality of a program based on inputs like seat time. What might be one effective process for one student in one course may be a very ineffective process for another student in another course. What we should really be worried abou

Managing multiple courses with this tool appears to be impractical, but it’s a nice place to get started with some simple online course content and interactions.

“There is no file repository or tracking facility at the moment on Facebook – these are important for a robust LMS. “There are also privacy and security issues.

Francis proposes that a solution to these issues could be to use Facebook as a ‘companion’ to a traditional LMS to encourage learner engagement.