It should come to no one's surprise that online education is hands down the most important trend in the future of higher education. Recent articles in "flipping the classroom" (Thomas, 2013; Tabarrok, 2012) as Tabarrok has pointed out: "The best way to increase the quality of teaching is to increase the number of students taught by the best teachers."
Furthermore, Tabarrok makes the valid point: "The traditional college experience does not meet the needs of most of today’s students." Most students today are working professionals, well over the age of 25 and 25% have children (CLASP, 2011).
Online education will continue to be a significant factor in how education will be delivered in the years to come and as a technology that will improve the efficiency of the academic environment.
Resources:
Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success (CLASP). (2011). Retrieved from http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Nontraditional-Students-Facts-2011.pdf
Gobry, P.E. (2012, December 11). What is the flipped classroom model and why is it amazing? (with infographic). Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/pascalemmanuelgobry/2012/12/11/what-is-the-flipped-classroom-model-and-why-is-it-amazing-with-infographic/
Tabarrok, A. (2012, November 12). Why online education works. CATO Unbound. Retrieved from http://www.cato-unbound.org/2012/11/12/alex-tabarrok/why-online-education-works
Thomas, I. M. (2013, August). An Academy for all: Sal Khan-through Khan Academy-wants to provide free education to everyone. The Costco Connection. Vol. 28, No. 8
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