History Channel, University of Oklahoma Team Up to Launch Online Course - J. Baulkman, University Herald

The University of Oklahoma is collaborating with A&E Network's History Channel to offer the first television network-branded online course for credit. The "United States, 1865 to the Present" course will involve professionally produced video lectures, discussion groups and social interactions, as well as integrated assets from the History Channel, Variety.com reported. The 16-week class will be taught by University of Oklahoma professor and historian Steve Gillon. "This course, combining the best in education and entertainment, brings together the resources and talents of a flagship state university and a national television network to present new ways of learning about the past," Gillon told Variety. "With this course, we hope to spark the imagination of a new generation of students, ignite their interest in the study of history, and inspire them to learn more about how the past shapes the world we live in today." http://www.universityherald.com/articles/12603/20141101/history-channel-university-of-oklahoma-team-up-to-launch-online-course.htm