by Virtual College (UK)
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has reported a dramatic increase in student enrolment in online courses over the past year. It has seen almost a 50 per cent rise in applications for online modules, with the total number of credit hours taken on now reaching 30,728. By the end of the academic year in May, UNM has estimated students will have taken 78,000 online credit hours. According to the university’s leaders, the figures reveal that the UNM is becoming more accessible to distance learners and the number of enrolments could increase to 134,784 by the end of the 2015-2016 school year. Jeronimo Dominguez, vice-provost for UNM’s Extended University, said online learning adds a better dimension for students to plan their academic life. “It allows them the kind of convenience and flexibility…to still take the courses that in the past have not been available to them,” he added.
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