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.
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.
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.
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.
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August 3-5, 2026 | Tarleton State Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas and
August 6-7, 2026 | Rockford University in Rockford, Illinois
OLC Elevate is a bold new initiative from OLC that brings high-impact digital learning discussions, hands-on workshops, and thought leadership directly to your regional community. Designed as an alternative to traditional large-scale conferences, each OLC Elevate event is co-created with a selected partner organization to focus on timely, cutting-edge topics that drive meaningful innovation.