{"568831":{"#nid":"568831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IHE Points to OMS CS as Business Model for Higher Ed Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIn a recent webinar, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/audio\/2016\/07\/12\/technology-and-evolving-business-model-higher-education\u0022\u003E\u201cTechnology and the Evolving Business Model in Higher Education,\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E Inside Higher Ed (IHE) pointed to the development of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eonline Master of Science in Computer Science (OMS CS)\u003C\/a\u003E as a prominent case study.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHosts Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman, of the IHE editorial team, explored the impact technology has made on the higher ed community -- including flipped classrooms, massive open online courses (MOOCs), badging and learning analytics. Georgia Tech\u2019s OMS CS was cited alongside MIT as an example of the way MOOC-inspired models have proven impactful in the evolving landscape of online learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESeminar materials featured, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2016\/04\/27\/georgia-tech-plans-next-steps-online-masters-degree-computer-science\u0022\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s Next Steps,\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E a recent IHE story reflecting on the first two years of the OMS CS program and looking to the future of MOOC-inspired learning at Georgia Tech. Interviews with President Bud Peterson and College of Computing Senior Associate Dean and Professor Charles Isbell pointed to a world of possibilities for online learning for the university.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier with where we are,\u201d said Charles L. Isbell in an interview with IHE\u2019s Carl Straumsheim. \u201cWhen I say that the program is successful, I mean it by the financial measures -- we\u2019ve got tons of students -- but to me the big success is we\u2019ve been able to take a bunch of people who are already clearly qualified and the vast majority of whom would never have been able to get an advanced degree from a great place because they were not mobile. Now they can.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ERich DeMillo, executive director of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c21u.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for 21st Century Universities (C21U)\u003C\/a\u003E, weighed in on the impact of technology and the business of higher education in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2015\/10\/08\/massachusetts-institute-technology-launch-half-mooc-half-person-masters-degree\u0022\u003E\u201cMIT\u2019s New Model,\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E a feature exploring stackable credentialing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cMy guess is that once learners find out that this is a better, more effective learning experience, they will come pouring in,\u201d said DeMillo of MOOC-driven programs like Georgia Tech\u2019s.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo find out more about the innovative OMS CS program, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Edegree website\u003C\/a\u003E or explore the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/oms-report-final.pdf\u0022\u003E2015 OMS CS Program Report\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPhoto credit: Inside Higher Ed\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In a recent webinar, \u201cTechnology and the Evolving Business Model in Higher Education,\u201d Inside Higher Ed (IHE) pointed to the development of Georgia Tech\u2019s online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMS CS) as a prominent case study."}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2016-08-26 13:19:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:26","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"568801":{"id":"568801","type":"image","title":"Inside Higher Ed on OMS CS","body":null,"created":"1472231879","gmt_created":"2016-08-26 17:17:59","changed":"1475895376","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:16","alt":"Inside Higher Ed on OMS CS","file":{"fid":"218311","name":"screen_shot_2016-08-26_at_1.29.13_pm.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2016-08-26_at_1.29.13_pm_1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2016-08-26_at_1.29.13_pm_1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":3227108,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/screen_shot_2016-08-26_at_1.29.13_pm_1.png?itok=h5m_cESx"}}},"media_ids":["568801"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"13481","name":"C21U"},{"id":"10664","name":"charles isbell"},{"id":"170637","name":"Inside Higher Ed"},{"id":"43811","name":"MOOCs"},{"id":"66341","name":"OMS CS"},{"id":"12451","name":"President Peterson"},{"id":"13482","name":"Rich DeMillo"},{"id":"172295","name":"Scott Jaschik"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrittany Aiello\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer, OMS CS and C21U\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["baiello@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}