Education Dive | March 21, 2018 - When it comes to the future of learning, a debate rages within higher education circles over the question of whether certain types of curriculum can be scaled through digital technologies, as an alternative to the traditional residential classroom setting. A number of institutions already... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | March 20, 2018 - Analysis of Georgia Tech’s MOOC-inspired online master's degree in computer science suggests that elite institutions can successfully deliver high-quality, low-cost degrees to students at scale. But will other institutions follow suit? Five years ago the Georgia Institute of Technology began a bold experiment --... Read More>

Educause | March 12, 2018 Have we reimagined higher education with the use of technology? by Joel Smith, Jennifer Sparrow, Stephanie Bulger, Gardner Campbell and Jill Buban SOURCE: Educause... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | March 14, 2018 - The Online Learning Consortium yesterday announced eight winners of its annual Effective Practice Awards. The honors reward "effective techniques, strategies and practices" that adhere to the consortium's five pillars of quality: access, learning effectiveness, faculty satisfaction, student satisfaction and scalability. A brief guide to this... Read More>

OLC Effective Practice Awards recognize effective techniques, strategies and practices for their ability to advance quality and access to digital learning programs. NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (March 13, 2018) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced recipients of its 2018 OLC Effective Practice Awards, recognizing effective techniques, strategies and practices that are shared... Read More>

Jointly presented by OLC and MERLOT, #OLCInnovate will explore emerging technologies and adapted teaching behaviors aimed at informing policy, inspiring leadership and evolving practice in digital learning. NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Feb. 27, 2018) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and MERLOT will gather the digital learning community in Nashville, April 18-20, for OLC... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | February 13, 2018 - The Online Learning Consortium on Tuesday announced its initial group of "emerging scholars" to participate in the organization's Research Center for Digital Learning and Leadership. The new program identifies current or recent doctoral students who are interested in shaping the future of research on the... Read More>

Campus Technology | February 13, 2018 -  The Online Learning Consortium (OLC)  is launching a new program that provides hands-on research and networking opportunities for current and recently graduated doctoral students in the field of digital learning. Participants in the OLC Emerging Scholars program can contribute to projects in the OLC Research Center, collaborate with researchers at... Read More>

New program provides current and recently graduated doctoral students a unique opportunity for hands-on research and networking within the digital learning field. NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Feb. 13, 2018) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced the inaugural class of Emerging Scholars who have been selected to join the OLC Research Center... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | February 6, 2018 - The consortium, which recently declared bankruptcy, may have found a white knight to continue the work of its Horizon Project. Educause has submitted a $55,000 offer to acquire the assets of the now defunct New Media Consortium, court documents reveal. The $55,000 offer, if accepted, would see... Read More>