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UMassOnline Grant Funds Access Study

SHREWSBURY, Mass.--April 27, 2006--The Sloan Foundation, a national association that promotes online learning standards, has awarded UMassOnline a planning grant to help expand access to the University of Massachusetts. The planning grant will help UMassOnline develop models of e-learning to maximize the local and regional advantages of the five campuses, the company said.

UMassOnline, which has 21,000 enrollments and offers 60 degree and certificate programs online, was launched five years ago. UMassOnline offers programs from the five campuses in the system: Amherst, Dartmouth, Boston, Lowell and the Medical School in Worcester.

“While we remain excited about the continued growth of asynchronous online education, we are seeking novel and interesting ways of reaching new populations who will benefit from programs that address local or regional needs,” said A. Frank Mayadas, a Grants Director for the Sloan Foundation and President of the Sloan-Consortium, of which UMassOnline is a member.

The Sloan Foundation said it hopes grants such as this will spur the development of e-learning strategies that enable institutions to reach out to new student audiences.

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