The office of Continuous Education and Outreach (OCEO) established during the mid 1990s has been successful in the establishment of RutgersOnline and engaging faculty to develop a significant portfolio of for-credit Online course offerings. In addition, OCPE recently launched Rutgers food.net which provides a portfolio of non-credit courses for a number of non-profit and for-profit companies and organizations. OCEO invests in development of Online courses using the e-companion approach.

Several academic units are now offering Internet courses through RutgersOnline, the new virtual campus at Rutgers University. RutgersOnline will extend the services and reach of the University providing students with the opportunity to telecommute to campus from virtually anywhere. RutgersOnline students will benefit from some of Rutgers most distinguished faculty members through online courses that are equivalent to traditional courses offered on campus. Currently the course listing is somewhat limited; please consult the link to catalog of online courses for a complete listing of what is being offered each semester. Also provided is contact information for the specific courses.

RutgersOnline courses are designed as asynchronous learning experiences, which means you can work on these classes at the times that are convenient to you. The classes are highly interactive and there is a significant discussion component to them, which is why class size is limited. All courses listed are equivalent to regular in-class graduate and undergraduate level courses, except that students won't have to spend time commuting to class!

Online Course Development

eCompanion is a state of the art, robust, Internet-based tool to enhance classroom instruction. It provides Rutgers educators with "power tools" in support of classroom teaching. It enables you to easily supplement traditional classes with online communication tools and academically sound content. You can make important student information accessible "anytime, anywhere," and significantly increase interaction and access to course materials.

eCompanion works through the creation of an online course "shell". This shell is set up to accompany your face to face course. The instructor populates the shell with information and links. Highly flexible and intuitively easy to use, it requires no knowledge of html, can be modified in moments, and offers a wide array of tools such as announcements, group-mailing, chat rooms, automated test building, gradebook, supplementary course material uploading, document sharing, student homework drop boxes, threaded discussions, and Webliography®.