Ninety percent of online learners are pursuing a credential for career-related reasons, and they're willing to enroll further from where they live to find the right fit, according to a new report from Risepoint.
"The ability to connect with another human to bounce ideas off of is going to become even more important when an increasing percent of the internet is auto generated," says Casey Clark, a dean at Western Governors University who recently earned his coaching certification.
The challenge lies not in the medium but in how it's structured. Institutions can do more to foster the essential communal aspects of traditional learning to combat the loneliness of remote learning.
85% of CIOs concerned with declining figures believe providing students with a top-notch digital experience is key to turning things around, according to a new trends report by Ocelot.
As quality assurance tightens across online learning, colleges and universities can now better gauge how much value course-sharing consortiums are providing to students.
While an agreement that allows smaller schools to provide online learning free of complicated compliance measures may be in peril, some experts believe the need for stronger consumer protection outweighs the negatives.
The Changing Landscape of Online Education found that faculty resistance, lack of proper infrastructure and concerns about quality are keeping some chief online officers from meeting increased student demand.
