Online Learning at Public Universities: Building a New Path to a College Degree — from learninghouse.com
SOME KEY FINDINGS OF THE REPORT:
- State colleges are embracing online learning
- Student discipline is the greatest barrier to success
- Unexpected impact: CAOs reported that offering online courses provided new pedagogy for face-to-face instruction, enabled traditional students to enroll in online courses, and increased institutional capacity to offer more classes.
- Online learning can generate revenue
- What the future holds: When asked about plans for the next one to two years, the most frequent responses were to add fully online certificate programs and to increase international enrollment. Using MOOC content in on-ground courses came in third.
A recording of the webinar is at:
- Online Learning at Public Universities A Survey of AASCU Members — from youtube.com; published on Nov 11, 2013
The results of a survey of chief academic officers from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities reveals how public institutions are using online learning in higher education, and what their plans for the future are.