TCU has been testing an intensive English language program on a handful of foreign students since last April and plans to offer the course by summer. This is going to totally change the way we do education abroad. Typically, American colleges have not needed to look abroad because they had enough with their . . . But with all the growth, many schools are looking to extend internationally. The number of higher-education institutions seeking online partnerships with foreign schools or governments is unknown.
NextEd officials say their business has doubled in the last year.
Other experts in the Internet education industry estimate that most of the colleges and universities with online courses are beginning to think globally, even if they haven't taken any concrete steps. Later this month, UTD professor Donald Hicks will travel to Stockholm and Karlskrona , Sweden, to meet with officials about expanding an online graduate education program. The company is interested in offering more traditional college courses, possibly through UTD, to its 110,000 employees in more than 100 countries. One of the major functions of any big corporation is developing employee competence. Business is largely behind the push into international online markets, from funding the costly programs to fueling the demand for graduates.