FE News, a British online magazine that looks at emerging education strategies, examines the increased demand for flexibility and convenience in higher education. Citing a 2016 study, the article states that short online courses are becoming more mainstream—15 percent of adults in the UK reported taking an online course or intending to take one in the future. The post-secondary education market is also evolving, with flexibility, convenience, and on-demand learning seen as increasingly important. According to the article, “As short online courses become commonplace, learning will become easier to fit alongside everyday life, thus opening opportunities to those who had previously struggled to overcome the barriers, and providing a tangible means by which learning can be scaled to reach everyone who needs it.”
https://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/the-coming-of-age-of-digital-education-13014