Babson Survey Research Group

Going the Distance: Online Education in the United States, 201| Survey of Chief Academic Officers by I.E. Allen and J. Seaman, Babson Survey Research Group Number of Students Enrolled in At Least One Online Course: | = I million students 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1,602,970 1,971,397 2,329,783 3,180,050 3,488,381 3,938,1|| 4,606,353 5,579,022 6,142,280 Online Enrollment as a 35 Percent of Total Enrollment: 30 25 In Fall 2010 Online Enrollment accounted for 31.3% of the 20 15 10 Total Enrollment. 5 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Online Education Critical to Long-Term Institution Strategy: Since 2002, the number of CAOS who believe Online Education is critical to the long-tem strategy of their institution has shown: 80 80 80 65.5%... 70 70 70 60 60 60 of CAOS in 201| agreed 50 50 50 that online education is 40 40 40 critical to their 30 30 30 institution's long-term 20 20 20 strategy. 10 10 10 and steady disagreement. an increase in a decrease in 2002 2011 agreement, neutrality Which types of institutions believe Online Education is critical to the long-term strategy? 80 Public Institutions... 70 are largely in agreement of online education's crucial role to their long-term strategy. 60 50 40 Public Private, non-profit Private, for-profit 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 CAO Assessment of Learning Outcomes: Online vs. Face-to-Face CAO Satisfaction with Online Education: CAO Perceived Student Satisfaction of Online Education: 22.7% Online Superior Somewhat Inferior Online Somewhat Superior 9.7% Inferior About the Same 51.1% 2.7% Same Superior 13.8% Face-to-Face Somewhat Superior Somewhat Superior Face-to-Face Superior • Support for students with different learning styles • Student-to-faculty communications • Presentation of course material • Ability of students to work at own pace Student-to-student interactions • Scheduling flexibility for Students 20 40 60 80 00 Face-to-Face Superior Face-to-Face Somewhat Superior About the same Online Somewhat Online Superior Superior Types of Training Provided for Faculty Teaching Online: 80 O 2009 2011 70 72.0%... L. of training for faculty teaching online is through internally run training courses. 60 50 40 87.2%... 30 of training at institutions of 1500 or more students is through internal training. 20 10 Informal Mentoring Formal Mentoring Internally Run Training Course Externally Run Training Course Types of Training Provided for Faculty Teaching Online by Size of Institution: 100 80 60 40 20 Under 1500 1500-2999 3000-7499 7500-1499 1500+ Size of Institution by Number of Students Internal Training External Training Certification Program