Entering mainstream: Auspiciado por el Sloan Foundation, sobre el estado de la educación en línea en los Estados Unidos. El el mismo participaron más de 1,000 universidades y de acuerdo a los resultados podemos decir que el futuro es muy halagador para esta modalidad de enseñanza:

2. 40.7% of schools offering online courses agree that students are at least as satisfied with their online courses, 56.2% are neutral and only 3.1% disagree.

3. The majority of all schools (53.6%) agree that online education is critical to their long-term strategy.

4. Three quarters of academic leaders at public colleges and universities believe that online learning quality is equal to or superior to face-to-face instruction.

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