The European University Association (EUA) has published a report based on the results of a survey on e-learning in European higher education institutions. The report presents and analyzes responses received from 249 universities from 37 countries between October and December 2013. Higher education institutions talked about how and where they use e-learning and about their expectations.
The report also covered topics related to massive open online courses (MOOCs), organization and support of e-learning in higher education, quality assurance and recognition of learning outcomes.
Some figures and facts:
– 91% universities use blended learning.
– 82% higher education institutions offer online courses.
- In addition to economic motives and the introduction of new pedagogical technologies, flexibility in time and place for learning and efficient use of resources are gaining more and more importance for universities.
- In 50% of higher educational institutions, e-learning is distributed throughout the institution, in the remaining cases it is about pilot projects or applications in individual faculties.
- In less than 1/3 of universities e-learning is available to most students, only 20% higher education institutions use its possibilities in all disciplines.
- More than 80% universities have repositories for saving e-courses and digital content and various systems for creating and managing learning materials and student portals.
Almost all universities provide students with mailboxes, access to WiFi, computer rooms and online libraries.
– 65% universities offer all or part of students to take exams online.
Despite the fact that e-learning is widely used in universities in Europe, the interviewees still have doubts that e-learning contributes to the improvement of the quality of education. For example, 45% respondents are not sure about the benefit of "inverted" classes or deny it as such.
Electronic version of research "E-learning in European Higher Education Institutions".
According to the materials: Open Education Europe
