Fewer international students, half-full residences, shuttered food services and empty parking lots add up to devastating revenue losses. And public funding has fallen over the past decade. Universities are in for a reckoning.
Rinaldo Walcott: After decades of pushback, the move to online teaching has been swift. It’s time for academics in the humanities and social sciences to step out of the virtual classroom and into the community.
Improved technologies make web-based courses more attractive than ever
This summer I’ll find out, and let you know.
Statistics students perform as well in “blended” versions
The debate over whether to put more lectures online
Ontario Online Institute to pose challenges for students
Plus, study finds that online learning beats face-to-face instruction