By Melissa Girgis, Miami Student
Online courses currently make up 1.3 percent of course offerings at Miami University, though a national and global trend suggests this percentage will increase significantly. As society becomes increasingly fast-paced and technology focused, the flexibility offered by online courses is attractive. Cheryl Young, director of Lifelong Learning, said she expects the percentage of online course offerings to rise 5 to 10 percent over the next three years. Over six million students are now learning online across the United States, according to Young, where is she getting this info? and nearly a third of all students across the country who are engaged in higher learning are taking at least one online course. In addition, partnership programs between the U.S. and universities abroad are becoming more common.
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