EdTech Magazine | January 9, 2017 - Scorecards offer benchmarks for digital learning and instruction.  Thanks in part to the rise of massive open online courses, online higher ed programs are growing significantly. An estimated 5.8 million students are enrolled in online courses, the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) reports. As online teaching increases... Read More>

U.S. News and World Report | January 5, 2017 - Online students: There's a lot in store for you in 2017. (KUPICOO/GETTY IMAGES) Big data, experts say, will continue to affect how professors teach their online students in 2017. In the past few years, more students enrolled in online courses, more organizations offered... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | December 21,2016 - After several iterations, a college at the University of Cincinnati develops an old-time concept -- a radio show -- to teach professors new techniques. ORLANDO, Fla. -- Few topics generated as much discussion at the Online Learning Consortium's Accelerate conference here this month as the... Read More>

Campus Technology | December 6,2016 - The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is working with instructional design experts from the State University of New York to help people in higher education hone their skills in instructional design for online courses. The new "Instructional Designer Certificate Program," which encompasses four online courses, will... Read More>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Online Learning Consortium Unveils Expanded Quality Scorecard Suite for Benchmarking Online and Blended Learning Programs The OLC Quality Scorecard uses research-based benchmarks and standards of excellence to help higher education institutions evaluate their online and blended learning programs. NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Dec. 7, 2016) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), the... Read More>

Biz students are using stackable certificates to create customized online degrees Business Because | November 14, 2016 - With the US economy slowing down and prices for higher education rising, students are increasingly questioning the value of a traditional business school degree. Meanwhile, online learning is booming as costs come down and... Read More>

IT Business Net | ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced two new institutional partnerships with the State University of New York's Open SUNY Center for Online Teaching Excellence (COTE) and Center for Professional Development (CPD), and Drexel University Online (DUO). Through these... Read More>

Three higher ed institutions and five faculty-led teams have been recognized with #DLIAwards for advancing undergraduate student success through the adoption of digital courseware. NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Nov. 17, 2016) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced eight recipients of the 2016 OLC Digital Learning Innovation Awards (#DLIAward), recognizing exemplary higher... Read More>

The Online Learning Consortium Announces Partnerships with Open SUNY and Drexel University Online ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2016) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced two new institutional partnerships with the State University of New York’s Open SUNY Center for Online Teaching Excellence (COTE) and Center for Professional Development (CPD),... Read More>

U.S. News and World Report | November 11, 2016 - Accrediting agencies hold online programs to the same standards of quality as those on campus, experts say. 1. What is accreditation?2. Who accredits online degree programs?3. What are the different kinds of accreditation for online programs?4. Why does an online program's... Read More>