The UK’s higher education watchdog has launched a review of “blended-learning”—a combination of in-person and online delivery of the courses. The Office for Students (OfS) said the review came amid concerns that the poor quality of the online experience for some students during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic has undermined the positive potential of the blended-learning model. The OfS said that many universities have continued to deliver some elements of their courses online despite the fact there’re no longer legal restrictions preventing them from fully returning to in-person teaching. A panel of expert academic reviewers, led by Professor Susan Orr, current Learning and Teaching Pro Vice Chancellor at York St John University and incoming Education Pro Vice Chancellor at De Montfort University, will examine the different approaches to blended-learning by universities. According to OfS Chief Executive Nicola Dandridge, the review will aim to “gain a deeper understanding of whether—and why—universities and colleges propose to keep …