Online Education May Transform Higher Ed
Online Education May Transform Higher Ed
The industry has experienced growing pains but may be on the path to maturity.
Posted: April 20, 2011
Can online education be the rock that disturbs the placid waters of American higher education? Several industry experts believe it will have a significant ripple effect on colleges and universities of all sizes in coming years—but only if it’s subject to regulation, governed by a common set of accreditation standards, and widely accepted by institutions who have long clung to the traditional face-to-face model of instruction.



