The Expanding Landscape of Online Education: Who Engages and How They Fare
研究美国一个大型公立大学系统中在线课程的注册情况和学生表现，发现在线课程参与度上升，女生和年长学生更倾向选课，在线学习与更高的学位完成率相关。
Online university courses have become common, though some question whether the modality can adequately substitute for an in-person experience. We explore online course enrollment and student outcomes at a large public 4-year system. Online enrollment nearly doubled from 2012 to 2019. Female students and older students were especially likely to take online classes. Students earned more As and Fs in online courses, but semester grade point averages were higher in terms when students took at least one class online. Importantly, taking higher shares of courses online was associated with increased degree completion, with the largest benefits for younger students and male students.