Studying online: seven ways to stay motivated

by Matthew Jenkins, the Guardian

When Linda Eunson started her online degree in psychology at the Open University, she didn’t expect it to take eight years to complete. “During that time I have moved house four times, changed jobs once, and got married,” the 47-year-old explains. The death of her teenage stepson soon after her own mother’s death also meant she was forced to suspend her studies for a year. Now in her final year, Eunson has rolled with the punches, juggling family life with a demanding career as a litigation executive at a law firm. She admits the pressure to squeeze her study into an already jam-packed day was a shock at first. So how can e-learners stay on task?

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jan/30/studying-online-seven-ways-to-stay-motivated

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