Innovation & Tech Today - CA (2020-10)

8 INNOVATION & TECH TODAY^ |^ 2020 YEAR-END ISSUE

Since 2017, there has been a steady growth in online school attendance for students enrolled in post-secondary institutions. Each year, the spike

in online platforms influences the market’s academic and employment strategies. Before the COVID-19 pandemic placed an even greater

emphasis on innovating effective, distance technologies, two-year colleges and traditional brick-and-mortar universities were already expanding

their curriculums to include virtual options. At their best, universities should not only prepare working professionals for the contemporary market,

they should also resemble it in every function. As employees transition to online business for the long haul, so too, are educational institutions

around the world.

2017 ONLINEEDUCATIONSTATISTICS:

A totalof19.7millionstudentsenrolledin coursesat

degree-grantingpostsecondaryinstitutions.

Ofthese,6.6millionstudentsenrolledin someformof

distanceeducation/onlinelearningcourses.

Therewere5.5millionundergraduatestudents(3.2millionof thesestudentsor

19.5%tookat leastonebutnotalltheircoursesonline,while2.2millionof these

studentsor13.3%enrolledin exclusivelydistanceeducation/onlinecourses)

Therewere1.4millionpost-baccalaureatestudents(274,211of thesestudents

or9.1%tookat leastonebutnotalltheircoursesonline,while868,708of

studentsor28.9%enrolledin exclusivelydistanceeducation/onlinecourses.

2018 ONLINEEDUCATIONSTATISTICS

10

%^11

%

13

%

19

%

23

%

Arts & Humanities

Social Sciences,

Criminal Justice

& Law

Computers & IT

Health & Medicine

Business

In 2018, the most popular undergraduate

programs online were:

2019 ONLINE EDUCATION STATISTICS: 2020 ONLINE EDUCATION STATISTICS AND COVID-

As of June 15, 4-year institutions are seeing an

average of 6-8% decline in Fall 2020 enrollment

As of April 2, 98% of institutions had moved most

in-person classes online

95% of institutions suspended travel for

faculty & staff

93% of institutions implemented work-remotely

policies for staff

43% of institutions had invested in new online

learning resources

46% of faculty members said they have taught an

online course for credit compared to 39% in 2016

38% of faculty members used a blended or hybrid course

format including both online learning and face-to-face

instruction

39% of faculty members indicated they supported

increased usage of technology in education, compared to

29% in 2017

60% of faculty members feel that academic dishonesty is

more prevalent in online teaching vs. face-to-face settings

compared to 39% who feel it occurs equally in both situations