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The Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE)

Gain insights on prospective student preferences, modality shifts, program trends, and more from senior online officers at colleges across the country.

Stay Ahead of the Competition with Online Education

Online learning has changed higher education, but higher education has also shaped online learning. There is no doubt that online learning is here to stay, but what is far less clear is the balance between innovation, consolidation, transformation, and integration within institutions going forward. The Eduventures® CHLOE research serves to provide much-needed insight to equip you to make the best decisions for your institution’s online future.

2026 CHLOE Conversation Report Series

Online Quality, Support, and Data

This report explores the strategy, support, and data gaps that limit online quality at scale and outlines how institutions can build coordinated ecosystems that support student success, continuous improvement, and long-term growth.

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AI

This report explores how institutions are balancing experimentation with evidence, preserving the human elements of teaching and learning, and working to measure AI’s impact on student success, instructional quality, and operational effectiveness.

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Online Program Strategy

This report explores the future of online program strategy, including market expansion, AI-driven innovation, evolving approaches to teaching and learning, and the increasingly important question of cost and return on investment.

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Institutional Sector Summary

This report explores the common challenges, emerging strategies, and future opportunities shaping online learning across higher education.

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CHLOE Report Archive

CHLOE 10

Navigating Growth, Competition, and AI in Online Higher Education


Published 2025

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CHLOE 9

Strategy Shift: Institutions Respond to Sustained Online Demand


Published 2024

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CHLOE 8

Student Demand Moves Higher Ed Toward a Multi-Modal Future


Published 2023

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CHLOE 7

Tracking Online Learning from Mainstream Acceptance to Universal Adoption


Published 2022

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CHLOE 6

Online Learning Leaders Adapt for a Post-Pandemic World.


Published 2021

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CHLOE 5

The Pivot to Remote Teaching in Spring 2020 and Its Impact


Published 2020

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CHLOE 4

Navigating the Mainstream


Published 2020

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CHLOE 3

Behind the Numbers


Published 2019

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CHLOE 2

A Deeper Dive


Published 2018

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CHLOE 1

The Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE)


Published 2017

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Higher Education Technology Landscape Research

Higher Education Technology Landscape Research

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Eduventures Wake-Up Calls

Eduventures Wake-Up Calls

The Wake-Up Call is a weekly analysis of higher education research, news, and survey data, as well as industry events, and insider perspectives – delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning.

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Participate in Future CHLOE Surveys

Every year, we seek the insight and perspective of senior online officers. If you are an online leader at a U.S. institution and would like to receive the next CHLOE survey invite, please submit your contact details below. No published CHLOE identifies the institution or name of the respondent.