["American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 187-203, January 2021. ", "\nAbstract\nThis study explores higher education and the ways in which the shutdown caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic have accelerated the evolution of online education. This movement from face‐to‐face (F2F) education to a virtual environment was forced and unplanned. It can be viewed as a stress test for digital teaching and learning in the higher education system. The study addresses course conversions and the progress of online education in response to the current crisis.\n"]