Well before COVID-19 and the recent rapid shift to emergency remote teaching, online education had been gaining in popularity in higher education. The number of students enrolling in online courses and degree programs continues to increase, as does faculty interest in teaching online. Many central administrators see the value that online education brings to their campuses as online offerings are able to provide flexibility to their current students and also reach new student populations.

Expertise, Credentials, and the Value of the University
It seems we can’t trust our own credentials or those that we provide to our students. Or perhaps it would be better to say that we have so much confidence


