The Growth of Online Education [Infographic]

By on May 7, 2012 in Online Education

Pearson Learning Solutions recently published an infographic about online learning. They took data from a 2011 study issued by Babson Survey Research Group–Going the Distance: Online Education in the United States, 2011.

The study has several interesting conclusions about online learning:

  • Significant Growth:  The number of students enrolled in at least one online course has grown from 1.6 million in 2002 to 6.1 million in 2011.
  • Online Enrollment Growth:  In 2010, online enrollment as a percentage of total enrollment exceeded 31% up from less than 10% in 2002.
  • Importance of Online Education:  More than 65% of schools in 2011 believe that online education is critical to its future.

Enjoy the infographic:

 

OnlineLearningSurvey-Infographic-1

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Rob Berger is the editor of MyNextCollege.com, a graduate of Evangel University and Boston University School of Law, and an avid chess player. If he could, he'd go to school full time. Instead, he writes about higher education here at My Next College.
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