Developing models for online academic advising

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dc.contributor.author	Rimbau Gilabert, Eva
dc.contributor.author	Martínez Argüelles, María Jesús
dc.contributor.author	Ruiz Dotras, Elisabet
dc.date	2013-09-24T11:46:11Z
dc.date	2013-09-24T11:46:11Z
dc.date	2011
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10609/24842
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.title	Developing models for online academic advising
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.description.abstract	Peer-reviewed
dc.description.abstract	Academic advising is a key element for learning success in virtual environments that has received little attention from researchers. Since academic advising can contribute to improve the satisfaction and retention of online students, research on this activity is especially needed in the current situation of competition among online universities. This paper describes the online academic advising system in a virtual university, as a contribution to the development of viable models for this activity. We explain the background of the advising system and its main elements: the advisor¿s functions, the types of advisors, the available tools for advisors, the organisation of the advisorial system, and the advisorial activity from the student¿s point of view.