Online education, so what's changed?
Neil Mosley,
Oct 21, 2021
The upshot of this post is that there is no real desire on the part of traditional residential universities to change after the pandemic, mostly because there is a continued demand for this sort of educational experience. At the same time, the pandemic revealed how unprepared they were, because they had't really invested any effort into online and distance education. The main result was that they learned something about what it takes to provide quality online learning, and are beginning to augment their capacity in the area. All of this seems accurate enough, especially as those already privileged enough to enjoy the residential university experience no doubt want to continue. In my view, change, as always, comes from the outside, and will be found in the millions of voices who began to enjoy MOOCs and other forms of online learning, and are wondering why governments are supporting the privileged experience for the few, when there's such a widespread demand for alternatives from the many.
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