Whatever Happened to the Promise of Online Learning?

Authors

  • Richard Garrett Observatory on Borderless Higher Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2019.97.10935

Keywords:

Online learning, distance learning, innovation

Abstract

This article synthesizes the evolution of, and prospects for, online higher education around the world. Different national online higher education models and stages of development are outlined. Online learning is judged by the extent to which the delivery mode has addressed higher education’s core challenges of wider access, quality enhancement, and cost containment.

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Published

2019-03-13

How to Cite

Garrett, R. (2019). Whatever Happened to the Promise of Online Learning?. International Higher Education, (97), 2–4. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2019.97.10935

Issue

No. 97: Spring 2019

Section

International

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