14. Today, the story is different. The answer to the question of
whether online learning has revolutionized higher education
is a clear “not yet.” A new study[i] shows that for students
who have access to both online and in-person classes,
taking online courses led to lower grades in their current and
future courses. Those students are also less likely to remain
enrolled in their institutions.
Another recent study[ii], which is quite controversial, argues
that online learning in higher education is actually a waste of
taxpayers’ money. It turns out that, in many cases, it is
actually not much cheaper than in-person classes; besides
that, the earnings students make later in life due to online
course-taking compared with what they would have earned
without online enrollment do not surpass the social costs
online learning incurs.
Source: https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/views/2017/06/21/
online-learning-not-working
17. “The asynchronous, individualized nature of
online learning allows differentiation of course
content. Students can control a course’s pace to
fit their learning styles and abilities.”
“Our research found that interactive course
software that provides instantaneous feedback
could be particularly effective in improving
student performance in online courses. ”
PPIC, Successful Online
Courses in California’s
Community Colleges
18. We are in the midst of an
inflection point in higher
education driven by
mainstream adoption,
different platform designs,
and moving beyond the
digitization of traditional
classroom
36. Correlation of device
used for coursework
with importance to
student success
source: EDUCAUSE
Student Technology
Survey 2016
Source: https://library.educause.edu/resources/2016/6/2016-students-and-
technology-research-study
37. [Online Students] Are Heavy
Users of Mobile Devices
Eighty percent of online students use a
mobile device during their search for an
online program and school, and 40% go on
to use their device to access their online
coursework.
source: Learning House / Aslanian Research:
Online College Students 2017: Comprehensive Data on Demands and Preferences
Source: https://www.learninghouse.com/ocs2017/
51. We are in the midst of an
inflection point in higher
education driven by
mainstream adoption,
different platform designs,
and moving beyond the
digitization of traditional
classroom