How Do Social Platforms Benefit Higher Education Institutions?

How do Social Platforms benefit higher education institutions? It is estimated that in the next decade more than half of colleges and universities will fail. One of the top reasons students drop out is a feeling of isolation. 1 in 3 freshmen do not return for sophomore year But, social platforms can help improve student retention! Over 6.7 million students were taking at least one online course. Online students 570,000 students over the previous 2010 year. 2011 An increase of 32% 23% of academic leaders rate the learning lower to those in face-to-face classes. 69.1% say online learning is critical to their long-term strategy. 77% of academic leaders rate the learning outcomes in online education as the same or superior to those in face-to-face classes. 2.6 million were enrolled in fully online programs 900,000 students enrolled at private, four-year for-profit institutions. 675,000 taking all their courses online from public two-year institutions Main Benefits of Social Platforms Improved communication Improved retention Privacy Security Control Customization/Personalization Easier (less) to manage Connects off campus students to the institution, not just to the class One central hub to find information A Familiarity of social medią Sources: http://www.enterprisehive.com/why-hivesocial http://sloanconsortium.org/news_press/ january 2013_new-study-over-67-million-students-learning-online http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/06/03/us-releases- data-distance-education-enrollments #ixzz33bPy3zPr http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014023.pdf http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/06/04/1-in-10- students-enrolled-exclusively-in-online-courses.aspx http://www.cscsr.org/retention_journal.htm http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-14/death-spiral- harvard-professor-predicts-half-us-universirites-may-fail-15-years http://cbaweb.sdsu.edu/assets/files/bac/guides/Top10- Reasons-College-Students-Leave.pdf http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best- colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return Enterprise Hive ENationalPositions Profitable Internot Marketing