Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
Abstract
The opportunities for students to take courses, and entire degree programs, online continue to increase, as many traditional colleges and universities have developed programs to compete with for-profit online schools that have proliferated in recent years. In 2003, The Wall Street Journal reported “an estimated 350,000 students are enrolled in fully online degree programs” (Dunham, 2003). In 2005, it was estimated that “more than 1 million students are seeking degrees entirely via the Web” (Tosto, 2005). According to Eduventures, “growth rates for online higher education greatly exceed those projected for U.S. postsecondary education overall (approximately 2%), positioning online higher education as a major growth engine” (Eduventures, 2007).
First Page
898
Last Page
906
DOI
10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch126
Publication Date
2009
ISBN
9781605661988
Recommended Citation
Simon, Judith C.; Sinclaire, Jollean K.; Brooks, Lloyd D.; and Wilkes, Ronald B., "Employers' Perceptions of Online Degree Programs" (2009). Faculty Publications. 9.
https://arch.astate.edu/busn-isba-facpub/9
