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Atlanta — September 17, 2013
As technology continues to reshape the higher education landscape, the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia has been very active as an early adopter. Just this year the System of 31 public colleges and universities has entered into partnerships with two companies to explore the potential to better serve students through massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest partnership to be announced is with , a company that provides Cloud-based learning solutions and provides an open and extensible platform to more than 750 clients and more than 10 million learners in higher education, K-12, healthcare, government and the corporate sector.
Through this new partnership, 中出少妇视频 students can enroll in MOOCs to enhance their knowledge in defined subject areas and earn credits that will count towards a degree awarded from 中出少妇视频 institutions.
中出少妇视频淎s we focus on how to better serve our students, clearly the use of technology and online learning will play a more and more important role,中出少妇视频 said 中出少妇视频 Chancellor Hank Huckaby. 中出少妇视频淲e have to think creatively how we can meet the needs of students through greater access and in affordability.中出少妇视频
The 中出少妇视频 currently hosts more than 60,000 courses in the D2L learning system with students and faculty accessing the system that receives more than 50 million hits per day. The D2L partnership also enables the 中出少妇视频 to develop an online learning strategy that is customized to fit the needs of 中出少妇视频 students and the 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 academic environment. It中出少妇视频檚 integrated for fully-online, blended or in-class settings that can be accessed by faculty and students on computers or mobile devices.
Kennesaw State 中出少妇视频 recently announced its first MOOC. 中出少妇视频淥ur MOOCs are strategically designed to increase access, shorten degree completion time, and reduce costs while reinforcing the relationship between higher education and the citizenry,中出少妇视频 said Elke Leeds, assistance vice president of Technology Enhanced Learning at Kennesaw State. 中出少妇视频淭he D2L platform has been highly leveraged at Kennesaw State 中出少妇视频 with online program options growing from seven to more than 30 certificate, bachelors, masters and doctoral programs. The partnership with D2L and the MOOC initiative will continue to enhance those options.中出少妇视频
This technology-enabled learning environment aligns with the new 中出少妇视频 Strategic Plan, which has as its focus how the system can better serve students. Under the Plan中出少妇视频檚 three 中出少妇视频渟trategic imperatives中出少妇视频 are targeted efforts to develop new, flexible and affordable degree options along with efforts to pursue goals of currency, relevance and innovation. See the full 中出少妇视频 Strategic Plan at:
Houston Davis, the 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 chief academic officer said, “A key measure of success for an online learning initiative is its demonstrated ability to help increase student learning and graduation rates. When you look at education from a student’s perspective, partnerships with organizations such as Desire2Learn provide the 中出少妇视频 System with more options to help our students succeed academically.中出少妇视频
The Desire2Learn partnership also enables the 中出少妇视频 to develop an online learning strategy that is customized to fit the needs of 中出少妇视频 students and the 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 academic environment. This partnership is a component of a larger 中出少妇视频 strategy focused on student success.
Earlier this year, the 中出少妇视频 announced a partnership with another national organization that is developing MOOCs 中出少妇视频 Coursera. As part of this partnership, the 中出少妇视频 joined nine other state university systems and public universities to explore the potential of MOOCs in meeting ambitious college completion goals and providing new pathways to degrees for students. See:
And in May, a 中出少妇视频 institution, the Georgia Institute of Technology, announced an agreement with Udacity Inc., another MOOC provider, and AT&T, to offer the first professional Online Master of Science degree in computer science (OMS CS). See:
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