http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/going_distance_2011
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My comments from executive summary of the annual report:
- It was interesting and not surprising that the huge wave of online student growth has begun to crest (page 5). 10% vs. <1% growth is incredible though. I wonder what these numbers will continue to look like? I’m curious how many of these students were recruited under false pretenses and what the actual graduation rates will be.
- I think that the perceptions of quality of online learning will take time to improve. It will definitely lag behind attendance numbers until some of the traditions and values at the workplace change. At first, online dating was considered a social oddity, and now I have many friends who have successfully used these services.
- The faculty maybe some of the last to accept online learning. I think the day faculty will accept someone who has an online degree as a peer of equal standing to those who have a traditional degree is still a ways off.
- If there are so many opportunities for faculty to develop their online teaching competencies (page 6), then why are the rates of acceptance of this delivery format so low?
- It’s interesting that for-profits are declining or are steady with online enrollments. I wonder if they’ve burnt the population or if they are merely saturated at this point and are moving towards the next growth in scale to accommodate more students.