Even though the demand for online courses has increased in recent times, there’s still more possibility of growth.
Due to the huge increase in the demand for online courses experienced after the pandemic, schools are re-evaluating their priorities. Galway Academy reports that even though the emergency need for online distance learning during the pandemic has subsided, the expectations and experience have transformed education.
According to researchers’ reports, the demand for online education has not reached its peak. One report said that overall enrollment numbers have been reduced, however, online enrollments keep growing.
Eighty-one percent of the chief online officers who responded to a recent survey said their institution experienced a decline in enrollment. About 56% of the respondents report growth in hybrid and online programs.
Institutions finding their revenue and enrollment levels difficult can achieve success by enhancing their online capacity, says Galway Academy. The executive director emeritus of Quality Matters, Ron Legon, says that in the next decade, the difference between viability and crisis will thus be determined by the success of building online capacity.
Now, universities are changing their approach. The change is largely in the number of online courses they offer. According to the report, about 66% of universities in a survey are incorporating new online-based courses.
about 66% of universities in a survey are incorporating new online-based courses!
Galway Academy reports that most of the respondents are keeping up with the rising demand for online learning. This report made it evident that institutions are quickly adapting to the changes in the education sector.
Just 3% of the respondents report that they see no demand for online programs both now and in the future. This other set of respondents made it obvious that some institutions do not have internal unity on strategic issues.
