{"id":900,"date":"2014-03-21T18:48:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T18:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/?page_id=900"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:05:44","slug":"computers-campuses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/computers-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Computers or Campuses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/computers-campuses\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ComputersorCampuses.jpg\" alt=\"ComputersorCampuses\" width=\"800\" height=\"4453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Share this infographic on your site!<\/strong><\/center><textarea cols=\"70\" rows=\"3\">&lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/computers-campuses\/&#8221;&gt;&lt;img src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ComputersorCampuses.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Computers or Campuses&#8221; width=&#8221;500&#8243; &nbsp;border=&#8221;0&#8243; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/&#8221;&gt;Top10OnlineColleges.org&lt;\/a&gt;<\/textarea><\/p>\n<h2>Computers or Campuses?<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s not surprising that more and more schools are offering degrees earned entirely online, or that more and more university students are enrolling in web-based courses. Considering the upward trend of online schooling, will physical colleges ever be rendered obsolete?<\/p>\n<h2>State of Education<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the current state of online college enrollment versus physical enrollment.<\/p>\n<p><b>150%<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Increase in the number of students choosing web-based courses over in-class courses between 1998 and 2008 (1)<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years, the increase in online enrollment <b>(9.7%)<\/b> has far surpassed the increase in college enrollment altogether <b>(1.5%).<\/b> (2)<\/p>\n<p><b>65%<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Percentage of college students who have taken online courses (1)<\/p>\n<p><b>72%<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The completion rate for online courses at U.S. community colleges (1)<\/p>\n<p>Online enrollment as a part of all college enrollment has continued to increase over the past decade. (3)<\/p>\n<p><b>Year Increase<\/b><\/p>\n<p>2003 23%<\/p>\n<p>2004 18.2%<\/p>\n<p>2005 36.5%<\/p>\n<p>2006 9.7%<\/p>\n<p>2007 12.9%<\/p>\n<p>2008 16.9%<\/p>\n<p>2009 21.1%<\/p>\n<p>2010 10.1%<\/p>\n<p>2011 9.3%<\/p>\n<h2>Pros and Cons<\/h2>\n<p>Which is the better option for degree-seeking students?<\/p>\n<p>Online courses (4)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Convenience for working students and students with families.<\/li>\n<li>Provide opportunity to practice Internet communication skills.<\/li>\n<li>Students can access course material and turn in assignments at any time of the day.<\/li>\n<li>Online courses cut down costs for college living expenses and campus amenities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Traditional courses (5)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students new to college need the structure that face-to-face classes provide.<\/li>\n<li>Direct contact with faculty and other students provides networking opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Generally, traditional degrees are more highly regarded by employers.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s often easier in traditional classes to partake in debates and class discussions that benefit in-depth learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Virtual University: Looking Toward the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Will online education eventually beat out traditional universities?<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that by 2019, <b> about half <\/b>of all college courses will be based online. (6)<\/p>\n<p>What can we expect 10 years from now? The possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No textbooks. All material will be available in virtual form on university websites (7)<\/li>\n<li>Web conferences that allow virtual face-to-face interaction with professors and other students<\/li>\n<li>Different university calendars that provide students more flexibility with reading and assignments<\/li>\n<li>Lower costs for students<\/li>\n<li>University-issued laptops\/devices for students<\/li>\n<li>More personalized degree options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edtechmagazine.com\">http:\/\/www.edtechmagazine.com<\/a><br \/>\n2. http:\/\/sloanconsortium.org<br \/>\n3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\">http:\/\/www.insidehighered.com<\/a><br \/>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accreditedonlinecolleges.net \">http:\/\/www.accreditedonlinecolleges.net <\/a><br \/>\n5. <a href=\"http:\/\/oedb.org\">http:\/\/oedb.org<\/a><br \/>\n6. <a href=\"http:\/\/elearningindustry.com\">http:\/\/elearningindustry.com<\/a><br \/>\n7. <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\">http:\/\/online.wsj.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/best\/associates-degrees\/\">Top 10 Online Colleges for Associates Degrees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/list\/5-popular-online-associates-degrees\/\">5 Popular Online Associate Degrees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/high-patent-awarded-universities-online-degrees\/\">20 High Patent-Awarded Universities Where You Can Get a Degree Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/best\/adults\/\">Top 10 Online Colleges for Adults<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/best\/active-military\/\">Top 10 Online Colleges for Active Duty Military<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/best\/veterans\/\">Top 10 Online Colleges for Veterans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/list\/5-surprising-degrees-you-can-get-online\/\">10 Surprising Degrees You Can Get Online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Share this infographic on your site!&lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/computers-campuses\/&#8221;&gt;&lt;img src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ComputersorCampuses.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Computers or Campuses&#8221; width=&#8221;500&#8243; &nbsp;border=&#8221;0&#8243; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/&#8221;&gt;Top10OnlineColleges.org&lt;\/a&gt; Computers or Campuses? 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