Global Online Academy (GOA) is a
nonprofit organization which provides online classes, workshops, and other educational resources for students and teachers.
Accredited courses for middle and high school students are offered through GOA by a consortium of about 120 member schools, all
independent.
Structure
GOA courses are taught online by teachers at Academy member schools. These teachers create the
coursework and schedule for each course, but the student experience is largely
asynchronous
Asynchrony is the state of not being in synchronization.
Asynchrony or asynchronous may refer to:
Electronics and computing
* Asynchrony (computer programming), the occurrence of events independent of the main program flow, and ways to deal with ...
. Each course is 15 weeks long, with students spending (on average) 5-7 hours per week on work related to the course.
Students at member schools have access to any course in the GOA catalog.
Activity
In 2020, GOA partnered with
Western Governors University
Western Governors University (WGU) is a private online university based in Millcreek, Utah. The university uses an online competency-based learning model. Degrees awarded by WGU are accredited by the NWCCU, ACBSP, CAEP, CAHIIM, and CCN ...
to offer public schools an online "Next Generation Teaching Series" focused on helping teachers effectively teach online during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
During the 2020-2021
school year, GOA enrollment rose 40 percent, and students from 26 countries were taking GOA courses.
References
External links
Coaching Online – Use Your Subconscious For Lasting Change
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