A New Force to Push Universities in the U.S. to Go Online

NOAH KASRAIE, Ala Alahmad

Abstract


New learning technologies are entering college classrooms every day. Online education and elearning continue to be a trend in the future of higher education. However, some colleges and universities in the U.S. are still resisting this change. One factor that may force these institutions of higher education to change is the new rating system initiated by the current Government of the United States of America. This new rating system will affect the allocation of financial aid to universities which in turn affect the revenue and overall enrollment in various universities. The purpose of this paper is to first review the current literature and then provide an analysis on the effects of this new rating system on the future of online education in institutions of higher education. This paper suggests that the new College Scorecard rating system initiated by the Obama Administration will force college and universities to offer more online courses and programs.


Keywords


Online Education, eLearning, Higher Education, Colleges and Universities, College Scorecard

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