Free Online Materials from NROC?

The National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) has developed extensive materials for developmental mathematics, which are available to preview and pilot test and will be free for individuals to use this fall at HippoCampus.org. Currently, a good beta version of the material is being piloted around the country – with the full release of the material due later this year that will include assessment to individualize a learners’ path through the lessons. Right now, the beta materials for arithmetic and basic algebra are available for previewing – I spent some time looking, and am impressed. Even though the topics look old fashioned, the presentation is very different; the material is engaging and worth learning.

If you would like to get a preview, go NROCmath.org and look under the Higher Ed banner (right side); the materials are called NROC Developmental Math—An Open Program. On that NROCmath.org page, there are links to learn more and to view course now ‘learn more’ provides an overview of the course, and ‘view course now’ provides you access to preview (one unit) the materials. You can register for a password to preview all beta units. (Warning: This will also put you on the mail list to get news of the final release.)

To fully integrate the material into an institution’s curriculum, in-class, blended or online, as a supplement or full course, institutions, systems or agencies may become NROC Network Members and receive technical support, professional development resources and the rights to adapt and import all resources into their own learning management system to adapt and make available to all teachers and students.

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