According to a new report from Blackboard Inc. and Project Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing students to become tomorrow’s leaders, “Learning in the 21st Century: 2010 Trends Update,” 27 percent of high school students and 21 percent of middle school students took at least one online class in 2009, nearly doubling the 2008 numbers of 14 percent and 16 percent, respectively. But the report documents that this still falls far short of meeting student demand, since the majority of high school and middle school students see the availability of online courses as part of an ideal education experience.

“Fifty-one percent of high school students told us that the greatest benefit to online learning was the ability to work at their own pace,” explains Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow.

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