The Online Learning Consortium's work to spread adoption of next-generation digital courseware solutions in higher education just got a $2.5 million boost from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), an organisation aiming to advance the quality of online learning worldwide, yesterday announced it has received a $2.5m grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The money will be used for developing and testing new technologies that can help teachers improve their teaching methods by using digital tools such as Skype or Google Hangouts.
The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), an organisation aiming to advance the quality of online learning worldwide, yesterday announced it has received a $2.5m grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The money will be used for developing and testing new technologies that can help teachers improve their teaching methods by using digital tools such as Skype or Google Hangouts.