Affiliation:
1. National University, USA
Abstract
The aim of this chapter is two-fold: to bring to light 1) how fear is a barrier to adult learning and 2) how online education has advantages to address it. It is also a hope that this chapter can inspire and empower adult learners, educators, and instructional designers to be proactive in identifying and addressing fear in adults who have not yet committed to being students again, who are considering dropping out of programs, and who are failing to fully experience the potential of an educational endeavor. This problem and the suggested intervening approaches draw on social-emotional learning concepts, connectivism, technology in education, and andragogy.