According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, a soon-to-be released report says “the online-education market has the potential to grow significantly,
with about half of potential college students interested in earning a
degree online, according to a survey conducted by Eduventures Inc.” Should be good news for librarians comfortable supported students in a virtual environment…
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Paul,
This is interesting in light of a little investigation of my own. I looked at all the courses I could find at my institution that were given both on ground and online. All but one had more students registered for the online versions than the on ground by the start of classes. The single one that didn’t had so few students registered that I don’t think they ended up running any sections. This includes courses in programs where the majority of courses are given on ground, so the students must be able to get to campus if they are active in the program. Not a scientific study, but an interesting trend.
That is interesting Rebecca, thanks. I wonder if that could be a research study of some sort, or if it’s just an interesting statistic. I like that phrase “on ground” 😉