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Index
Open Learning Initiative (OLI), 20, 46,
184, 201, 203–212
addressing limitations of traditional
instruction, 208–211
approach of, 203–207
effectiveness of, 207
open teaching, 87–88
Open University of Hong Kong, 301–304
OpenCourseWare (OCW) Consortium, 49,
84, 261, 291–298
Opensource Opencourseware Prototype
System (OOPS), 292
OpenStudy, 41, 296
outsourcing, 41, 229–251
challenges of, 249–250
defining responsibilities, 235–242
Pace University, 73–74
Palestine, 196
Parchment, 41
partnerships, 94, 100, 106–107
Payea, Kathleen, 54
Pearson, 94
Pearson eCollege, 244
PeayMobile, 265
Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU), 48, 88,
281–282, 296
peer-to-peer support, 41
Penn State World Campus, 343–347
Pennsylvania State University, 314–316
performance metrics, 54, 95–96, 101–102,
127
Perry, Rick, 131
PhoenixConnect, 139–140
Pollock, Phillip, 371
Polyark/World Tours, 275–277
postsecondary education, see higher
education
Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR)
Framework, 109–110
predictive modeling, 59–60
Presidents’ Alliance, 19
Prince George’s Community College, 184
prior learning assessment (PLA), 19, 69,
76–77, 152
productivity, focus on, 29–31
Program Outcome Guides (POGs),
180–181
Project SEGUE, 178–183
Purdue University, 45
Queensborough Community College, 33
real-world experiences, 40
Regis University, 92, 324
research
and academic publishing industry,
85–87
on impact of technology, 369–372
Reshef, Shai, 194
Retirement Living Television, 352
revenue theory of spending, 17
Reynes, Charles, 295
Rice University, 84
Rio Salado College, 106, 107, 110,
223–224
Romer, Roy, 116
Royal Roads University, 255–258
Saddleback College, 46
Saylor Foundation, 261, 337
Saylor.org, 44, 337–342
School of Webcraft, 281
Scratch, 363
seat time, 19, 53, 79, 111, 203, 209–210,
232–233
secondary education, 21–22 (see also K–12
education)
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges,
106, 108
Shafer, John, 371–372
SHERPA, 46
Siemens, George, 56
Signals project, 45
Simon, Herb, 212
Sloan Consortium, 215, 216, 345
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 73, 222
Smarthinking.com, 48
social data, 62
social networking, 163
socioeconomic status, and higher
education, 12–14
Sojourner-Douglass College, 92, 93
Solheim, Catherine, 370
Souther n Regional Education Board, 108
Sperling, John, 133
Stanford University, 87–88
STAR Academic Journey, 47, 285–289
Stiehl, Ruth, 180
structured autonomy, 40
student aid programs, 17–18
Student Success Centers, 309
student success courses, 309, 310
SunGard Higher Education Online Learning
Services, 244
386