ECollege

Infobox_Company
company_name = eCollege.com, Inc.
company_
company_type = A Pearson Company
foundation = 1996
location = Denver, Colorado, U.S.
key_people = Matt Leavy CEO
industry = Education and Technology
products = (see below)
num_employees = 365 (2008)
homepage = [http://www.ecollege.com www.ecollege.com]

eCollege is an on-demand, or Software as a Service (SaaS), provider of eLearning software and services to secondary and post-secondary learning institutions. Founded in 1996 as Real Education, the company went public in 2002 as eCollege.com (NASDAQ: ECLG). As of July 31, 2007 eCollege is a division of Pearson PLC.

Products and Services

eCollege develops and hosts e-Learning software applications and support services for colleges, universities and virtual schools. These institutions use eCollege’s learning management system to deliver and manage online courses for students. Client schools include the University of Colorado Denver, The Art Institutes and Kaplan University.

eCollege provides the following products.
* Course Management System
* Content Management
* Program Administration System
* IT Infrastructure
* Support Services
* Digital Portfolio
* Live Video Conferencing

ee also

* Virtual learning environment
* History of virtual learning environments
* Learning management system

References

* [http://campustechnology.com/articles/48062/ "Pearson to Acquire eCollege"]
* [http://thejournal.com/articles/20734 "Missouri Virtual High School Partners with Kaplan, eCollege"]

External links

* [http://www.eCollege.com eCollege]