Summary

The report updates our two earlier reports by covering all courses from 2005 to 2014 to see the extent of the change since 2005.

In the report:

• No Access:  is where no part of the course is accessible online (referred to in this report as No ICT (Information and Communication Technologies).
• Web-Supported = limited access:  is where a course provides students with limited access to online materials and resources.
• Web-Enhanced = expected:  is where a course expects students to access online materials and resources.
• Web-Based = requires:  is where a course requires students to access the accompanying online materials and resources.

Key Findings

The key findings of this report are:

• The overall share of EFTS delivered by the No ICT mode declined from 53 percent in the 2005-2009 time period to 43 percent in the 2010-2014 time period.
• In the 2010-2014 time period a higher proportion of overall EFTS were delivered by courses using blended methods.
• By the 2010-2014 time period, there was little difference in the course completion rates by mode of delivery due largely to substantial improvements over time in Web-Based completion rates.
• Extramural students' No ICT course completion rates in the 2010-2014 time period was similar to the comparable rate for intramural students. The Web-Based course completion rate for Māori in the 2010-2014 time period almost matched their No ICT rate.