Open AccessWHY DO HIGHER-EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PURSUE ONLINE EDUCATION?
Author(s) -
Stephen Schiffman,
Karen Vignare,
Christine Geith
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
online learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2472-5749
pISSN - 2472-5730
DOI - 10.24059/olj.v11i2.1727
Subject(s) - higher education , institution , online learning , public relations , distance education , political science , psychology , medical education , sociology , economic growth , pedagogy , economics , social science , medicine , multimedia , computer science
Using a unique item included for the first time in the Sloan Consortium’s 2006 national survey of online learning, the authors analyze the reasons why higher-education institutions engage in online learning. Nine reasons are explored from contributing to extension efforts to returning a surplus. Eight of the nine reasons are found to vary in importance depending on the type of institution. Significant differences were found for associate-level institutions, for-profit institutions and large-enrollment institutions. The authors examine the findings for access and quality themes.