A strong online learning infrastructure is key to higher ed’s future
Author: Ray Schroeder
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JOHN WOODS, Campus Technology
COVID-19 is changing the future of online learning—and smart institutional leaders will pay attention to what students need learn and succeed.
As a growing list of colleges and universities reverse course from their previous plans and opt for a fully-remote, online learning approach instead, the risk that many will approach the transition focused more on mere survival than success is growing every day. Granted, no institution should be expected to assemble a comprehensive online learning infrastructure overnight. Most of the schools that began investing in online education before COVID-19 envisioned it as at least a five- to 10-year project. The pioneers in online learning have been innovating for decades and still have not perfected every aspect of it. However, there are some initial steps in the right direction that schools can take as they work to design and refine their online learning infrastructure.