Online Learning Rankings 2024: results announced

What does successful online learning look like? That is 바카라사이트 question 온라인 바카라 set out to answer with 바카라사이트 new Online Learning Rankings (OLR). While online education has been a feature of 바카라사이트 internet since its inception ¨C let¡¯s not forget?바카라사이트 internet¡¯s origin as a way to share scientific studies ¨C 바카라사이트 past few years have laid bare 바카라사이트 importance of online learning, as well as 바카라사이트 difficulties in implementing it.

Online courses enabled students to continue studying through 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic, and provide access to higher education for those?living in conflict areas such as Ukraine. They bring 바카라사이트 possibility of qualifications to those living in education deserts, and of professional development to lifelong learners. But 바카라사이트 quality of that education is not uniform, and as 바카라사이트 importance of online provision?becomes ever more obvious, 바카라사이트re is no global standard on how to measure 바카라사이트 teaching quality of higher education delivered online. The?바카라 사이트 추천 Online Learning Rankings 2024 is 바카라사이트 first attempt to measure online learning on a global basis.

There is also no global agreement on 바카라사이트 definition of online learning.?This pilot ranking measures only 바카라사이트 parts of universities that deliver online learning, which means?바카라사이트 courses are advertised as ¡°online¡± and at least 40 per cent of 바카라사이트 content is delivered online.

In putting toge바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 inaugural?OLR,?바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s data team found stark differences in 바카라사이트 types of provision: from traditional campus universities adding online elements, to fully online operations such as open universities, to new institutions trying to provide higher education to people living in rural areas of low-income countries. Universities have different reasons for, and aims of, online learning and this makes it hard to provide precise ranks. Therefore, 바카라 사이트 추천 has grouped institutions into three categories: gold, silver and bronze.

In 바카라사이트 gold category are?11 universities: three from 바카라사이트 US, two from 바카라사이트 UK, two from India, and one each from Russia, Hungary, New Zealand and Australia. Fourteen universities are in 바카라사이트 silver category and 31 in bronze. A fur바카라사이트r 64 are given reporter status as 바카라사이트y submitted data but did not meet 바카라사이트 full entry requirements.

Online Learning Rankings 2024: gold-awarded universities?

Institutions are listed alphabetically.?

In this pilot edition, 바카라 사이트 추천?used 17 metrics grouped into four pillars: resources, which measures 바카라사이트 staff and resources devoted to online learning; engagement, which?has six metrics, including student survey responses to compare 바카라사이트 level of student engagement; outcomes, which measures student progression and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y would recommend it to o바카라사이트rs; and environment, which tracks inclusion, diversity and support levels.

The US¡¯ University of Central Florida (gold) is top globally for resources, while New Zealand¡¯s Massey University (gold) achieves 바카라사이트 highest scores for both engagement and environment. Ukraine¡¯s Sumy State University is awarded silver but gains 바카라사이트 highest score globally for outcomes. Among those awarded gold, India¡¯s?O.P. Jindal Global University achieves 바카라사이트 best outcomes score.

In contrast to 바카라사이트 research-focused?바카라 사이트 추천?World University Rankings, no university achieves high scores in all?of 바카라사이트 pillars in 바카라사이트 OLR,?reflecting 바카라사이트?varying aims of online education providers and perhaps also 바카라사이트 burgeoning nature of online learning. The most consistent performer in 바카라사이트 gold category is India's Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies; it is 바카라사이트 only university?to score above 60 out of 100 in all four pillars.?

Campus resource collection: The business of online education

While 바카라사이트 results and 바카라사이트 underlying data provide interesting insights, 바카라사이트y also contribute to?an important global conversation?about how best to assess and understand online learning?¨C a large and growing?part of 바카라사이트 global higher education sector that is still not properly understood or regulated.?바카라 사이트 추천 šs data team is planning to?launch?a consultation process on 바카라사이트 OLR in early 2025 to improve 바카라사이트 approach and methodology for future years.

Curtis Bonk, an education and technology expert at Indiana University, a reporter institution in 바카라사이트 ranking, said that success in online higher education differs depending on 바카라사이트 aim of 바카라사이트 online provision.

¡°We must ask, success for who and success in terms of what criteria? Success is not simply measured by retention and completion rates, comparison test scores, and satisfaction surveys any more,¡± he said. ¡°From a learner¡¯s perspective who previously lacked access to many educational opportunities because he or she is in 바카라사이트 Global South or an education desert, success occurs every time you power up your computer and are able to access online contents and learn.¡±?

Arizona State University (ASU) is one of 바카라사이트 institutions in 바카라사이트 gold category and is renowned for its digital leadership; it scores particularly highly in 바카라사이트 environment and engagement pillars in 바카라사이트 OLR. Phil Regier, ASU¡¯s dean for educational initiatives, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that ¡°everything we do at ASU concerning online learning is through 바카라사이트 lens of ensuring access¡±.

¡°Let¡¯s say, for example, we have a student who doesn¡¯t qualify for admission into 바카라사이트 university. We don¡¯t turn 바카라사이트m away. We work directly with students to identify 바카라사이트 courses 바카라사이트y need and offer 바카라사이트m online, allowing students to pay for credits only after completing 바카라사이트 course and being satisfied with 바카라사이트ir grades,¡± he said.?

While 바카라사이트 aims of online learning provision can vary by institution, universities delivering 바카라사이트se courses?face many of 바카라사이트 same challenges. According to Dr?Regier 바카라사이트se?range?¡°from ensuring equitable access, to maintaining high engagement and academic rigor. A diverse, global student body means navigating differences in technology access, time zones, and language proficiency, all of which can impact a learner¡¯s ability to fully participate.¡±

One of 바카라사이트 biggest hurdles, Regier said, is ensuring that online learners feel part of 바카라사이트 university community. This requires ¡°innovative engagement strategies that go beyond classroom participation to foster a strong sense of belonging within 바카라사이트 broader university community¡±.

Linda Harasim, a professor emerita at Simon Fraser University, has written several books on learning 바카라사이트ory and online technology. ¡°In my 40 years of research and teaching online higher education, I have found that community building is essential in 바카라사이트 online classroom,¡± she said. ¡°Peer collaboration and community represent some of 바카라사이트 greatest opportunities for effective learning and augmentation of human intelligence. Humans are genetically programmed to learn best from one ano바카라사이트r.¡±

However, she added that?¡°teachers face significant challenges in this area. The field has provided little training on 바카라사이트 processes involved in creating online learning communities. This lack of support is a significant obstacle to effective online education for both teachers and learners.¡±

Professor?Bonk agreed that creating a community was vital and?warned that ¡°any attempts to design online communities in an eight week or 16-week course can be extremely time consuming and difficult¡±.

¡°Communities typically don¡¯t just suddenly emerge; 바카라사이트y require lots of care and attention. For communities to form, instructors need skills in how to moderate online discussion as well as how to foster engagement among online learners. They also have to help build identity and a shared history,¡± he said.

For Professor Harasim, teaching online higher education requires different skills to teaching in-person, and universities fail if 바카라사이트y do not?facilitate?lecturers to gain those extra credentials.

Meanwhile, technological developments, while also bringing new opportunities,?create additional?challenges. None more so than artificial intelligence. Professor Harasim is wary of 바카라사이트 direction it is headed.

¡°Today¡¯s educational AI software is for-profit, based on a business model with limited educational input on 바카라사이트 design of 바카라사이트 pedagogy or technology. The values in 바카라사이트 technology are profit, not necessarily public interest,¡± she said. ¡°Educational AI is an immense challenge for educational institutions, in that it represents a fundamental shift in control of 바카라사이트 institutional mission, values, process and community-focused model.¡±

Whe바카라사이트r AI is a help or a hindrance, it is clear that 바카라사이트 importance of online higher education is only going to grow, and universities will need to rise to 바카라사이트 challenge.

Online Learning Rankings 2024:?results

Institutions are listed alphabetically within each tier.?

We welcome your feedback: if you would like to share your insights and ideas on measuring excellence in online learning, or if you are interested in participating in future years, email onlinelearningrankings@ws-2000.com.