US | college Most Undergrads Will Take Classes Online in 10 Years College presidents predict big increase in education via the web By John Johnson Posted Aug 30, 2011 3:30 PM CDT Copied Online classes are gaining traction, but so is plagiarism, according to a new college survey by Pew. (Shutterstock) Online education will be booming over the next decade, according to a new Pew survey of college presidents. Some highlights, as noted by Today's Digital Life: Half of the presidents surveyed say most undergrads will take at least some classes online in 10 years, up from the current estimate of 15%. 62% say more than half of textbooks will be digital in 10 years. Half of the presidents say online courses offer the same value as those in a regular classroom; that's higher than the 29% of the general public that feels the same way. This brave new world is apparently making plagiarism easier: Half the presidents say they've seen an increase over 10 years, and nearly all blame the Internet. Read These Next Here's where things stand in the House ahead of shutdown vote. The 8 Democrats who bucked party on shutdown have something in common. Trump is responding to MTG's increasing criticism of GOP. DNA break leads to arrest in 1994 Seattle cold case. Report an error