Adoption and offering of online programming is on the rise at postsecondary institutions across the United States and Canada, it’s continued growth being driven by a number of trends coming together. Of course, development, delivery and support of online programming requires a different set of competencies and priorities from institutional leaders than the more traditional face-to-face offerings that have been the bread and butter of higher learning academies for generations. More...
The future of college looks like the future of retail
Online learning has come a long way since the turn of the millennium. It certainly hasn’t displaced traditional colleges, as its biggest proponents said it had the potential to, but it has gained widespread popularity: The number of students in the U.S. enrolled in at least one online course rose from 1.6 million in 2002 to more than 6 million in 2016. More...