Online Learning for a New Higher Education

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The more we can apply lessons from pandemic-era teaching to the programs we develop now, the better we can innovate for tomorrow’s online education.

By mid-March, 79 percent of AACSB-surveyed business schools had converted face-to-face classes to online after the COVID-19 health crisis caused colleges and universities around the world to close their doors. The massive shift to online learning that followed, where teaching occurred remotely and on digital platforms such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams, has dramatically changed education, leaving many people wondering whether the benefits brought by online learning will outweigh its shortcomings.

Whether the adoption of online learning will continue to persist post-pandemic remains to be seen, but what is certain is that the health crisis has disrupted an education system that was already losing its relevance. The COVID-19 pandemic put a magnifying glass on this outdated system, highlighting its many flaws and areas for improvement.

There is no denial that the rapid transition to online learning has also shined a spotlight on the administrators, professors, parents, and students who, despite the worst odds, have done their best to make distance learning work. However, the result, quite understandably, given the unique circumstances, has been far from ideal. Students have questioned the quality-to-cost ratio of their education, a ratio already weakened by the continuous increase of tuition fees, and professors have struggled to prepare, manage, and assess classes.

Consequently, higher education can no longer rest on its laurels if it wants to remain relevant in the future. So what can we learn from this experience, and how can online education grow as an opportunity in the coming years?

 

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