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The Administration is heading in the right direction in encouraging and funding the development of Online Education courses at community colleges, but the investment must be part of a larger US National Online Higher Education Policy and Plan.
A plan that could leverage this initial investment to not only;
- increase access;
- increase content quality;
- improve student services
but at the same time insure America's global leadership in online education. An industry leadership that could secure new long term sources of external funding for the ongoing development of many more of these type of online programs at community colleges.
Last week, the UK announced an initiative to make the UK a global leader in Online Education, and there are already several other governments actively heading in this direction. The US is strategically positioned to retain its global leadership in this growing and important sector, but a multi-year National Online Higher Education Plan needs to be in place to maximize our nation's ROI from these type of investments in public online education.
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FYI-NYT 6/17/09: The University of California system.. offered admission to RECORD 19,607 student transfers from Calif. community colleges3:53 PM Jun 18th from web
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Worth Rdng: NYT 5/30 -Students Relying on Loans Wonder Whether Forgiveness Will Last, & USA Today Online 5/15 "College Graduates struggle11:12 AM May 31st from web
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This past Wknd NYT articles -Student Loans a Costly Burden - 4-18,pg B6 and "Where Failing Means fitting in"NYT 4-19, pg 1 are worth a look11:16 AM Apr 23rd from web
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