Online education has been increasing in popularity over the last several years due mostly to the convenience of not having to travel back and forth to a physical campus. Interestingly enough, fear of catching the flu, and the recession, are also playing a part in students registering for an online education. Historically, in times of recession when jobs are hard to find, college enrollments increase.
The latest survey of more than 2,500 colleges and universities nationwide found that approximately 4.6 million students were enrolled in at least one online course in fall 2008, the most recent semester for which figures are available.
The 2009 Sloan Survey of Online Learning revealed that on-line course enrollment rose by nearly 17 percent from the previous year.
“Online enrollments in U.S. higher education show no signs of slowing,” said study co-author Jeff Seaman, Co-Director of the Babson Survey Research Group at Babson College. “More than one out of four college and university students now take at least one course online.”
"Online education continues to establish itself as demand remains strong and new applications materialize, such as contingency planning for campus emergencies," said Frank Mayadas, special advisor, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. "We believe demand will fuel sustained growth especially within public universities and community colleges, raising the need to share research, optimal methods for faculty training, and other best practices to new levels of importance."
The complete survey, “Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States, 2009” is available on the Sloan Consortium Web site.
Many of Maryland's four-year colleges and universities have their on-line courses mixed in with their other traditional offerings. The community colleges tend to provide separate listings for their online offerings as indicated below.
Anne Arundel Community College
The Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore City Community College
Also see:
Taking an online college course
Advantages of taking an on-line college course
Disadvantages of taking an on-line college course
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(source: Sloan Consortium / images: Microsoft Office On-Line)
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