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The increase of online class registration is due to the demands of the students needing a more convenient learning outlet, as well as a decrease in cost.
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Karyn Myers
Phone- 512-517-6854
Email- myrskay@gmail.com
Mary Crawford
Phone-512-471-5054
Lindsey Adams
Phone-281-733-8189
Email- luluadams@sbcglobal.net
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Online education is growing increasingly popular
More and more students are taking advantage of online courses in, and outside of the University of Texas at Austin. The rise of online learning has grown due to the demand of cost effective and convenient education.
According to an article on Campus Technology posted in June, it stated that the number of college students taking at least one online course nearly doubled, from 23 percent to 45, over the last five years. This study predicted that this percentage would only rise with the coming years. The availability of online courses and the subjects offered have increased in size and popularity, which is appealing to the student body.
The reasons students take online courses opposed to taking them at the university differ from convenience to course cost. In a study conducted by Mary Crawford, Instructional Designer for the College of Communications, she came to the conclusion that many students chose to take online classes for convenience, but cost and course load also factored in. This study was focused on four UT students to understand the experiences, perceptions, concerns, and needs of online learning.
Currently, UT’s enrollment is around 50,000 and the option of online classes increases the ability for students to register for the courses needed. Core requirement classes tend to be the first to fill up, including foreign language courses. Staggered registration can leave students stuck on waitlists and unavailable to enroll in certain courses.
Karyn Myers, a senior UT government student, said, “I was forced to take a different language. This bothers me that I had to completely start over.” With such a large student population, classes fill up quickly, and leave little options to the other students.
Cost also plays a large part in the enrollment of online classes. An average course at UT, online or class based can cost around $1,000 while an online class through Midland College runs about $244 for three hours of credit.
“I already pay thousands of dollars in tuition,” junior UT business student Lindsey Adams said, “so if there is a cheaper option, even if it is just for one class, I’ll take it.”
Although, in the study conducted by Crawford, it was found that students selected to enroll on online classes at community colleges because they were significantly easier than online classes at UT.
“UT doesn’t care how you come to pass the language proficiency test,” Myers said, “and I heard that Midland was the easiest, so I chose them.”
Online courses also cater to the individual student by allowing them to learn at their own pace. There are critics of the learning ability of online courses though, Tammy Nelson, vice president of marketing and research at Re:fuel, told Campus Technology that, "while students appreciate the flexibility online classes afford, many also struggle with managing coursework when they don't have regular assignments or meetings.”
The students involved in Crawford’s study came to the conclusion that the pros outweighed the cons when it came to online courses and the flexibility it established.
Even with critics, the need for online education will grow, and continue to serve the needs of students.
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