The Internet has dramatically changed the state of education over the past 20 years or so. It brings primary sources into every classroom and allows for more open and rapid communication between teachers and students, among other things. But that’s just the beginning. By 2014, it is estimated that more than four in five post-secondary students will take at least some of their classes online, according to a study by Knewton, an education technology company. Other findings:
- Education is a seven trillion dollar industry. That’s 570 times the size of the online advertising market, equal to seven times the global mobile industry.
- 30% of students in the U.S. fail high school; 33% of U.S. college students require remediation; 46% of U.S. college students do not graduate. One student drops out of high school every 26 seconds.
- 93% of teachers believe online tools improve performance and 95% believe that online tools help to engage students.
