Revolutionizing online education: A conversation with President Michael Crow of Arizona State University – Brookings
In our recent blog, Top 6 trends in higher education, we highlighted the increasing prevalence of online education opportunities in the fast-changing higher education landscape. In the U.S., online courses have more than quadrupled in the last 15 years and are growing even more quickly around the globe. Pursuing a degree through a high-quality online program offers not just cost reduction but also increased flexibility, especially for nontraditional students.
To explore this growing trend in more depth, we spoke with a top leader of online education, Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University.
Q: You have been a pioneer in online education. Can you tell us what personally motivated you to become a leader in this field?
A: Arizona State University is designed to enhance access to quality education for all learners capable of performing university-level work, regardless of the person’s socioeconomic status or geographic location. As an eager learner from a nomadic family of limited means, I changed schools often and learned that intellectual curiosity alone was not always enough to realize your academic goals.