Is An Online Education Right for You?

IS AN ONLINE EDUCATION RIGHT FOR YOU? MILLIONS OF STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN ONLINE LEARNING. Approximately 5.6 MILLION STUDENTS were enrolled in at least one online course in fall 2009. Even more impressive, that number is up almost ONE MILLION STUDENTS from fall 2008, You 忡忡 中 read right - in the span of one year, almost a million more students signed up for online learning. ONE MILLION STUDENTS g-onine aing-tatisticain-pepectivel STUDENTS INVOLVED IN ONLINE LEARNING OUTPERFORM THEIR PEERS. According to a 2009 meta study from the Department of Education: "STUDENTS WHO TOOK ALL OR PART OF THEIR CLASS ONLINE PERFORMED BETTER ON AVERAGE, THAN THOSE TAKING THE SAME COURSE THROUGH TRADITIONAL FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION." Students who mix online learning with traditional coursework (l.e. blended learning) do even better. SOURCE Eeasd raesin De Leaing AMta Anatyss and Reviw Oe Leang ss, nte tates Department ation PUTTING ONLINE LEARNING STATISTICS IN PERSPECTIVE 21 It's no surprise that online education is on the rise, but these kinds of numbers are not typical. This is the biggest numerical increase in the eight-year history of the Sloan Survey, and the LARGEST PROPORTIONAL INCREASE - 21 PERCENT - since 2005. Almost A THIRD of all college students in the TWO-THIRDS of academic country take at least one course online. administrators agree that online education is the same as or better than face-to-face instruction. Nearly ONE-HALF of institutions say that the economic downturn has INCREASED DEMAND FOR FACE-TO-FACE COURSES and programs. 65 % 曲 SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT of all reporting institutions said that online learning was a critical part At the same time, THREE-QUARTERS of their long-term strategy. institutions report that the recession has INCREASED DEMAND FOR ONLINE COURSES and programs. ONLINE ENROLLMENT ASA PERCENT OF TOTAL ENROLLMENT FALL 2002 THROUGH FALL 2010 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SOURCE meden.ong ting nine emingsta iermpee e ten seanti ig ap INDEPENDENCE UNIVERSITY TWITTER.COM/INDEPENDENCEU YOUTUBE.COM/INDEPENDENCEU f FACEBOOK.COM/INDEPENDENCE INDEPENDENCE.EDU/BLOG/ www.INDEPENDENCE.EDU IS AN ONLINE EDUCATION RIGHT FOR YOU? MILLIONS OF STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN ONLINE LEARNING. Approximately 5.6 MILLION STUDENTS were enrolled in at least one online course in fall 2009. Even more impressive, that number is up almost ONE MILLION STUDENTS from fall 2008, You 忡忡 中 read right - in the span of one year, almost a million more students signed up for online learning. ONE MILLION STUDENTS g-onine aing-tatisticain-pepectivel STUDENTS INVOLVED IN ONLINE LEARNING OUTPERFORM THEIR PEERS. According to a 2009 meta study from the Department of Education: "STUDENTS WHO TOOK ALL OR PART OF THEIR CLASS ONLINE PERFORMED BETTER ON AVERAGE, THAN THOSE TAKING THE SAME COURSE THROUGH TRADITIONAL FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION." Students who mix online learning with traditional coursework (l.e. blended learning) do even better. SOURCE Eeasd raesin De Leaing AMta Anatyss and Reviw Oe Leang ss, nte tates Department ation PUTTING ONLINE LEARNING STATISTICS IN PERSPECTIVE 21 It's no surprise that online education is on the rise, but these kinds of numbers are not typical. This is the biggest numerical increase in the eight-year history of the Sloan Survey, and the LARGEST PROPORTIONAL INCREASE - 21 PERCENT - since 2005. Almost A THIRD of all college students in the TWO-THIRDS of academic country take at least one course online. administrators agree that online education is the same as or better than face-to-face instruction. Nearly ONE-HALF of institutions say that the economic downturn has INCREASED DEMAND FOR FACE-TO-FACE COURSES and programs. 65 % 曲 SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT of all reporting institutions said that online learning was a critical part At the same time, THREE-QUARTERS of their long-term strategy. institutions report that the recession has INCREASED DEMAND FOR ONLINE COURSES and programs. ONLINE ENROLLMENT ASA PERCENT OF TOTAL ENROLLMENT FALL 2002 THROUGH FALL 2010 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SOURCE meden.ong ting nine emingsta iermpee e ten seanti ig ap INDEPENDENCE UNIVERSITY TWITTER.COM/INDEPENDENCEU YOUTUBE.COM/INDEPENDENCEU f FACEBOOK.COM/INDEPENDENCE INDEPENDENCE.EDU/BLOG/ www.INDEPENDENCE.EDU