Online Learning Update

March 20, 2013

Online education could get big boost from Calif. bill backing web classes for credit

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:01 am

by Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM

A new bill proposed by a state senator in California would create a new system that would allow public universities across the state to accept college credit for online courses.Online courses are racking up the cred.  In the last few months, providers of massive open online courses (MOOCs) have won partnerships and pilot programs with universities, as well as credit equivalency approval from the American Council on Education. But a new state bill in California could give online courses even more gravitas.

http://gigaom.com/2013/03/13/online-education-could-get-big-boost-from-calif-bill-backing-web-classes-for-credit/

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