How Online Education Has Changed In 10 Years | Edudemic

How Online Education Has Changed In 10 Years | Edudemic:

We all know that education, specifically online education, has come a long way in the last few years. We’ve already taken a look back – way back – at online education as we rarely think of it (in the 1960′s and 70′s), but it is also interesting to see just how much online learning has evolved in just the more recent past. Thanks to this handy infographic from OnlineColleges.org, we can take a look at the past decade of online education – and see just how much has been happening.

Highlights

• To be considered ‘Online Learning’, 80+% of the content must be delivered online
• Only 30.2% of academic officers believe their faculty accept the value and legitimacy of online education
• 32% of students are currently taking at least one online course – an all time high
• 88.8% of academic leaders believe that a lack of student discipline is the biggest barrier to online education success