The COVID-19 pandemic and move to emergency remote learning led to a “positive reassessment” of higher-ed institutions’ online learning priorities, according to a report from Quality Matters and Eduventures Research.
The report is based on survey responses from 422 chief online officers from 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. More than half (57 perent) are examining their institution’s online learning priorities and are focusing on edtech enhancements, faculty professional development, and online quality.
The majority of surveyed COOs are predicting increased enrollment in fully- and majority-online as a result of the move to remote learning and the emergency remote pivot. Sixty percent of those surveyed predict some further increase greater than their pre-pandemic growth pattern, and 17 percent anticipate strongly increased online growth.
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