Students want outside-classroom learning, marketable and flexible workforce skills, survey shows - Shalina Chatlani, Education Dive

Results from a recent Codeacademy participant survey sent to a subset of the company's 45 million learners showed 55% of respondents had a university degree when they started the school's coding courses. 40% said they wanted a software development job, and 30% said they were taking coding course for a potentially higher salary. Meanwhile, 25% said they started coding because they want to work remotely and desired workplace flexibility.  Of respondents who had taken a college-level coding course, 25% said they preferred learning online than in a traditional classroom setting. 10% said online learning made them feel happier, and 5%, particularly women, said learning outside a traditional classroom made them feel less anxious — results reflecting the growing popularity of alternative, flexible online credentialing options especially for nontraditional, adult learners.  https://www.educationdive.com/news/students-want-outside-classroom-learning-marketable-and-flexible-workforce/512686/