About OLC

OLC is a collaborative community of higher education leaders and innovators, dedicated to advancing quality digital teaching and learning experiences designed to reach and engage the modern learner – anyone, anywhere, anytime.

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Your Pathway to Excellence in Digital Learning

The Online Learning Consortium partners with our dedicated member community to achieve excellence in digital learning through innovative programs, research, events, evaluation tools, and professional development designed for diverse roles and contexts.

Our Vision

Setting the global standard in online, blended, and digital learning.

Our Mission

Creating community and knowledge around quality online, blended, and digital learning while driving innovation.

OLC Dimensions of Quality

The  Sustainable Application of Quality and Innovation

These five dimensions are the building blocks of quality in online and blended learning, providing institutions and organizations with a way to assess and iteratively improve their efforts at macro and micro levels as they progress towards a more equitable and impactful educational future.

Two Decades of Advancements and Innovation!

We’ve come a long way to ensure anytime, anyplace learning is possible. Starting out as Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) in 1999, we have been the leading professional online learning society devoted to advancing quality e-Education into the mainstream of education through its community.

The Online Learning Consortium is a Collaborative Community

of higher education leaders and innovators, dedicated to advancing quality digital teaching and learning experiences designed to reach and engage the modern learner – anyone, anywhere, anytime.

Our staff partners with you daily to promote equity, inclusion, and excellence in online, blended and digital learning through professional development, research, and community connections.

If you are a self-motivator and passionate about the world of online and digital learning, you may be interested in joining our team!

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Orlando, FL | November 17-21, 2025

OLC Accelerate showcases groundbreaking research and highly effective practices in online and digital learning across K-12, higher education, and corporate L&D. This event is designed to empower and support leaders, instructional designers, educators, and training professionals by offering a wide range of sessions and activities.

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