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The Managing Online Education series of surveys obtains data on the instructional, operational, and technology infrastructure of online operations in higher education. The Managing Online Education surveys are now conducted as a partnership of WCET, eCampusAlberta, and BCcampus. Through two to three short, focused surveys per year, we seek to learn about trends in how we conduct the business of offering education at a distance throughout the U.S. and Canada.

2013 Survey Series

The first survey of 2013 focuses on Faculty and Student Success, including questions about your practices in supporting faculty and the student success outcomes. The survey:

• Has a deadline of April 17, 2013.
• Allows multiple responses per institution. If you are very centralized, only one response is needed. If you are decentralized, you can submit more than one survey and will be prompted to identify which units of the institution you are representing.
• Includes only 18 questions and can be completed in 20-25 minutes.

If you wish to receive a survey to complete, please contact Tricia Donovan, eCampusAlberta.

2011 Survey

Although we did produce full results from the 2011 version of the survey, some results may be found at:

• A presentation at the 2012 WCET Annual Meeting comparing survey responses with responses to similar questions asked of institutional personnel in Alberta and British Columbia.
• A blog posting on "Should Online Courses Cost Less?: It Doesn't Just Happen."

2010 Survey

The Campus Computing Project and WCET partnered again in 2010 to survey colleges and universities throughout the United States. The Managing Online Education survey focuses on issues and trends in how institutions are managing and administering online programs. 2010 survey results: 

• The Executive Summary and slide presentation on 2010 survey results.
• Podcast with Casey Green, Campus Computing, and Ellen Wagner, WCET, discussing the results.

2009 Survey

In 2009, the Campus Computing Project and WCET partnered to develop and conduct the first “Managing Online Education” survey. Results from the survey show that “Enrollments are up and rising, profits are often uncertain, and organizational arrangements are in transition. Additionally, the survey data suggest that students enrolled in online programs may pay higher fees than their on‐campus counterparts, that many campuses have mandatory training for their faculty before sending them 'into the web' to teach online courses, and that quality still looms as a large question for online education." The 2009 Managing Online Survey results were first presented at the WCET Annual Conference in October 2009. Below are links to the materials and presentations:

• Executive Summary
• Presentation of Survey Results by Campus Computing’s Casey Green recorded by Sonic Foundry on October 22, 2009.
• Slides in .pdf format used in Casey Green’s presentation.
• WCET webcast with Casey Green and Russ Poulin from WCET presenting survey results on October 28, 2009.

 

If you have questions about the survey, contact Russ Poulin at WCET.

2009 Managing Online Education Survey Sponsors