During the pandemic, 98% of universities in the U.S. switched to remote learning. Since then, more students are continuing with online study, with 17.3 million students in the U.S. studying online in 2021 – either full-time or partially. Research from Bay Atlantic University found that: 85% of students agreed that online learning helped improve their critical thinking and problem solving; 60% of students agreed that online learning helped improve further soft skills; 63% of students committed to online learning because it aligned better with their lifestyle.
