The 2011 Sloan online learning survey states that over 6.1 million students took at least one online course during the fall 2010 term; an increase of 560,000 students over the number reported the previous year.

Many institutions are looking to support growing enrollments and expand their reach with online learning programs. Students are looking for flexible, affordable options that fit in with their other life commitments. Institutions want to grow their programs regardless of physical capacity. Online learning is an excellent solution for both students and institutions, but finding a trusted partner is crucial for expansion into this new and exciting area of higher education. With the rapid development of interactive, social and mobile technologies, for online learning solutions reach beyond access, to a promise of more individualized achievement and greater outcomes.

Pearson partners with institutions to build and scale online programs to fit their unique needs and facilitate online student success. Our full-service solutions include best in class, development resources, and experience – covering content, technology services, and support. We help institutions design and deliver effective, comprehensive distance learning programs that ensure measurable online student success.

Our Online Learning Solutions include:

• Online Course Content: CourseConnect™ is a complete catalog of online course content created by respected subject matter experts and eLearning instructional designers.
• Online Curriculum Development Services: Custom Curriculum design and delivery services are focused on your unique needs and learning objectives. Our Custom Curriculum team of instructional designers, subject matter experts, and project managers analyzes customer needs – such as audience, instructional requirements, and technical specifications – and creates tailored content solutions.
• Online Tutoring: 24/7 online tutoring services with Smarthinking provide the anytime, anywhere support that online learners need. This exceptional service has proven success at institutions across the country.
• Digital Content Repository: EQUELLA provides a central solution to meet an institution's learning, research, media and library needs. Faculty, instructional designers and academic technologists can easily search in one location for all of their learning content – video, custom eBooks, presentations, lecture captures and more – all tagged by metadata like learning outcomes, grade level and relevant keywords.
• Learning Management Systems: Built upon our in-depth knowledge of education, our innovative technologies, and our best-in-class data analytics, Pearson LearningStudio is transforming the experience of online learning. Pearson LearningStudio enables truly personalized learning experiences that empower each student to learn the way they learn best – when, where and how they want.

Online Learning Resources

		Raising the Bar A compendium of case studies on the effectiveness of MyLab and Mastering from Pearson.
		The Efficacy (and Inevitability) of Online Learning in Higher Education Learn about why online learning might be right for you.
		Going the Distance: Online Learning in the United States, 2011 Going the Distance: Online Education in the United States, 2011 is the ninth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. The survey collected responses from more than 2,500 colleges and universities and was designed, administered and analyzed by the Babson Survey Research Group.
		Going the Distance: Online Learning in the United States, 2011 Infographic These images were inspired by the major findings of the Going the Distance Reserach Paper.