Streamlining Distance Education Courses
The University of Missouri is streamlining the structure of its distance education courses to better align them with the programs offered on campus. A reorganized system will put MU High School, online classes and supporting departments under the helm of one e-learning administrator.
The realignment began last year when administrators pulled MU Direct and the Center for Distance and Independent Study out form MU Extension and put them under direct campus control. The goal is to find the best way to integrate distance and online learning into the main campus. E-learning at the school has evolved into a complicated web of classes and programs over the years, with MU Direct offering gradual-level online coursework for career professionals and CDIS providing online courses for other students. Several academic departments also provide their own hybrid courses.
Nov182011