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Foundations give CMU $4 million for open online learning - Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Carnegie Mellon University has been awarded $4 million to build on its Open Learning Initiative, which provides free online instruction, and start the Community College Open Learning Initiative. The combined grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation were announced today. CMU will create a partnership with faculty at community colleges nationwide to create open "gate-keeper" courses as a way to help community college students. Gate-keeper courses are the entry-level courses students must pass to get to the next level. CMU President Jared Cohon said the program "holds real promise for increasing student success in community colleges."
  posted by Ray at 12/19/2009 12:10:00 AM permanent item link   

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