Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, COLRS - Online@Illinois Springfield

Online Learning Update - a blog published daily since 2001 by Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Springfield

Monday, October 17, 2005
Merger not expected to affect UNM's distance learning - NMBW
Officials at the University of New Mexico said Thursday that a recently-announced merger between rival education software providers Blackboard Inc. and WebCT Inc. should not have a negative impact on the university's distance learning programs, which rely on WebCT products. Under the proposed merger announced Wednesday, Blackboard would acquire WebCT for $180 million and would combine the two companies' 3,700 nonprofit, educational, corporate and government clients.

 



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