In my experience learning online is way more effective and efficient.
Why it is not the default option for universities?
I went to UCSB for 5 years and can confirm that I actually learned everything on khan academy for free
People ask the strangest things of pseudonymous internet randos instead of subject-matter experts.
People still want to see people.
And, of course, you can make more money when you force everyone to come in.
Online is only really better for lower levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. As you work your way up from default memorization, in person learning starts to shine.
Also, a bachelor’s degree isn’t supposed to just teach you hard skills, but also soft skills to make you a leader. It is a lot harder to teach leadership when students don’t have to deal with people.
More profitable if you’re onsite.
Yeah, who is going to shell out $60k/year once the fig leaf of “world class facilities” is removed?
Probably because being efficient and effective are not profitable. One requirement for my studies was being present. All those boring hours spent looking out of the window can be counted to study hours. That won’t work when you can work in your own pace at home.
learning online is way more effective and efficient.
Take it from someone who was at university during the pandemic, noooo it is not
