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Mixing and Matching Distance-Education Software - Evolving standards may change the way colleges plan online-learning offerings
MICHAEL ARNONE

For the first time, evolving technical standards for software are making it possible for colleges to customize distance-learning programs by easily mixing online-learning software from multiple companies. Dozens of colleges around the world are participating in creating the new standards, and hundreds of institutions, corporations, and government bodies are already applying them. These standards are still works in progress and will take years to develop. But experts believe they will lead to a surge in online learning, as professors start sharing more content and features of software. The predictions also include that institutions will have new freedom in how they use online-learning software from Blackboard Inc., WebCT Inc., and other vendors....

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