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Online learning environments—on campus or at a distance—and the policy issues that affect them have come to the forefront of higher education. As policy-makers consider how to dramatically increase the percentage of the population with a postsecondary degree or credential within significant, long-term resource constraints, online and blended learning options dominate the discourse. And rapid enrollment growth in e-learning courses and programs signals that students and the public at large also see online and blended options as increasingly attractive.

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State Authorization of Online Learning Programs
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Thinking about Accreditation in a Rapidly Changing World, EDUCAUSE Review, April 2013. Online learning has provided a platform for rethinking delivery models, yet much of accreditation is not designed to account for these new approaches.

The Beginning of Something Big, EDUCAUSE Live! March 2013. This webinar explores "online" learning by asking "What if we used the best technology has to offer?" and "What new models are possible?"

Next Generation Learning: The Pathway to Possibility, NGLC, April 2013. This white paper discusses observations about the innovative approaches used by grantees of Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC), The resulting framework was developed with both K–12 and higher education in mind, since NGLC works with both educational systems.

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Matchbook Learning: November 28, 2012

This middle school model operated by Matchbook Learning Solutions puts teachers at the center . Matchbook believes that teacher quality, when combined with innovations in technology and a focu…
Match Education: Match Next: November 28, 2012

A teaching fellow guides a small group of students while a master teacher circulates the room to provide feedback, support, and to pull out students for additional instruction in this high-touc…
Foundations College Prep: November 28, 2012

At this new 6-12 school opening in Chicago in Fall 2013, differentiation is key not just for the students – who will access adaptive digital content and participate in diversified classroom…
Effective Faculty Development through Strategies for Engagement and Satisfaction: September 5, 2012

Key Takeaways To address exponential growth in online learning , the University of Central Florida expanded its faculty development program, focusing on offering more effective an…
If I Had a Million Dollars: March 20, 2012

This ECAR Research Bulletin focuses on EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey results related to a somewhat lighthearted but insightful hypothetical question about how two constituent groups mig…
2010 Managing Online Education Survey: November 17, 2010

This executive summary and video from the November 12th WCET conference presentation discuss the following topics concerning online education; enrollment trends in online education tui…
Blended Learning: A Report on the ELI Focus Session: November 15, 2010

On September 15 and 16, 2010, the ELI teaching and learning community gathered for an online focus session on blended learning. This white paper is a synthesis of the key ideas, themes, and conce…
NASULGC-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning Benchmarking Study: Preliminary Findings: November 9, 2009

The goal of the benchmarking activity is to begin the process of identifying some of the key factors that lead to “successful” online programs at public colleges and universities. To date, …
Online Learning as a Strategic Asset: August 31, 2009

The two-volume report, Online Learning as a Strategic Asset , contains the results of 231 interviews conducted with administrators, faculty, and students at 45 public institutions across t…
Going For Distance: August 31, 2009

Online education is now part of "fabric" of public universities, a new study finds. But teaching on the Web is a lot of work, and professors are not happy about lack of support from adm…