Finding the ROI of Online Programs

Campus Technology: Are schools overpaying for the creation and delivery of their online courses and programs? Is the investment worthwhile? If the expense could be brought down through scaling, would that make online education more sustainable?

Those are the kinds of questions that may be answered in a research project nearing completion at Arizona State University's EdPlus Action Lab. The lab is headed by Lou Pugliese, a senior innovation fellow at the university and the founding CEO of ed tech stalwart Blackboard. Its current focus is on researching digital learning efficacy, alternative design and delivery modalities and adaptive learning.

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