tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324684192011-12-14T18:47:34.267-08:00Online Educated is a site dedicted to providing info about Online Education; including online degree programs and even online MBA !The Graduatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869614261176232275noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32468419.post-1155223738286827832006-08-10T08:28:00.000-07:002006-08-10T08:28:58.470-07:00<h1>Survey of Online Education</h1><br />The 2004 Sloan Survey of "Online Learning, Entering the Mainstream: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2003 and 2004," shows that online enrollments continue to grow at rates faster than for the broader student population and higher education entities expect the rate of growth to continue increasing.<br /><br />The survey by Babson College and The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) concludes that the expected average growth rate for online students for 2004 is 24.8 percent, up from 19.8 percent in 2003.<br /><br />"Last year's online enrollment projection has been realized. There are 2.6 million students learning online this semester and there is no evidence enrollment has reached a plateau," says Jeff Seaman, chief information officer and director of operations at Sloan-C.<br /><br />The second annual survey is based on responses from over 1,100 colleges and universities and represents the state of online education in U.S. higher education.<br /><br />"Online learning is indeed entering the mainstream," says Dr. Frank Mayadas, president of Sloan-C and program director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. "Last year we found that a majority of academic leaders said online learning was just as good as traditional, face-to-face classroom instruction. This year's results confirm the finding and show that schools offering online courses believe their online students are at least as satisfied as those actually in the classroom."<br /><br />The majority of all schools (53.6 percent) agree that online education is critical to their long-term strategy. Among public and private for-profit institutions almost two-thirds (over 65 percent) agree. The study was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and conducted by the Sloan Center for OnLine Education at Olin, Babson Colleges and The Sloan Consortium. The survey can be downloaded at <www.sloan-c.org>.<br /></www.sloan-c.org><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32468419-115522373828682783?l=online-educate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Graduatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869614261176232275noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32468419.post-1155149881731572802006-08-09T11:44:00.000-07:002006-08-09T11:58:01.740-07:00<h1>Online Education</h1>Online education is entering the mainstream, according to some higher education analysts, and its growing popularity with employers is part of the reason. Increasing the knowledge of their workforce is a prime benefit for employers, and many companies are finding ways to support employees who want to continue their education or earn advanced degrees online.<br /><br />Employers' efforts are being aided by online degree providers, which are catering to businesses by offering features such as discounted tuition and customized programs designed to fit the needs of specific companies and industries.<br /><br />What's happening in business corresponds to a surge in online education overall. Eduventures, a Boston-based provider of market research and analysis for the education industry, reported that the number of students in fully online higher education programs grew nearly 34 percent in 2004. In addition, a 2004 study conducted by the Sloan Consortium found online enrollment significantly outpacing higher education enrollment overall.<br /><br />Increasing employees' satisfaction and retention are some of the most important reasons cited by organizations for using online higher education, according to a March 2005 survey of 151 learning executives by the American Society for Training &amp; Development (ASTD), based in Alexandria, Va.<br /><br />Approximately 29 percent of corporate tuition reimbursements now go to online or blended programs, according to the ASTD survey. About 58 percent of the survey respondents expect the role of online higher education to increase in their organization over the next two or three years.<br /><br />Online education's appeal in the workplace reflects the fact that it's "a natural extension of today's work environment," says Richard Coffey, director of manufacturing, functional and employee development training for the Boeing Co.'s learning, training and development unit, because "it mimics how we work."<br /><br />By delivering a flexible means of education that is "needed in today's business world," online education is gaining increasing acceptance from employers, says Rock Primas, director of learning and development for PHH Mortgage in Mount Laurel, N.J. In building a better-educated workforce, online education presents a wealth of benefits.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32468419-115514988173157280?l=online-educate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Graduatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02869614261176232275noreply@blogger.com1