Dr. Subhash Kak, a Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering from , that online education is a "disruptive challenge." Nearly half of traditional US colleges and universities are at risk of closing if they do not prepare for a "technologically enabled future", according to Dr Subhash Kak, the Regents professor of electrical and computer engineering at Oklahoma State University. Kak said the growing use of online education, which was cheaper and could be personalised, was a "disruptive challenge" that had already brought about the closure of 800 Indian engineering colleges. The report also found that many students were unable to access courses on their own because of poor internet connectivity.
Nearly half of traditional US colleges and universities are at risk of closing if they do not prepare for a "technologically enabled future", according to Dr Subhash Kak, the Regents professor of electrical and computer engineering at Oklahoma State University. Kak said the growing use of online education, which was cheaper and could be personalised, was a "disruptive challenge" that had already brought about the closure of 800 Indian engineering colleges. The report also found that many students were unable to access courses on their own because of poor internet connectivity.