The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) aims to help organizations improve the quality, scale, and breadth of their online education programs according to their missions. Sloan-C provides a quality framework focused on learning effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, access, faculty satisfaction, and student satisfaction. It also hosts workshops and an annual conference to build community among online educators. Over 13,000 students enrolled in 1,345 online courses offered through Sloan-C at 158 institutions last year.

1. Sloan-C The Sloan Consortium Frank Mayadas, President John Bourne, Executive Director

3. The Sloan-C Pillars

4. Quality Framework Direct assessment of learning outcomes is % equivalent or better;% Faculty/students report online learning is equivalent or better; % Graduates are hired or pursue further studies Learner/graduate/ employer focus groups or interviews measure learning gains Organizational mechanisms assure standards are being met For example, organizational, departmental, peer or external review, course/program audit, standardized exams and certifications, job performance, graduate admissions, perception surveys and grades Online learning outcomes meet or exceed institutional, industry, and/or community standards Progress Indices (in numbers or percentages) Metric Process/Practice Goal

5. Elements of Quality

11. Over 8000 enrollments in 1345 courses offered At 158 institutions

12. http://www.sloan-c.org

16. The Annual Survey www.sloan-c.org

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20. Building Community Activities Workshops (over 1000 participants this year)

21. Moodle

32. Questions? Visit: http://www.sloan-c.org