About NACOL

Mission
NACOL strives to ensure all students have access to a world-class education and quality online learning opportunities that prepare them for a lifetime of success.

Vision
Online learning is a powerful innovation that expands education opportunities. iNACOL supports access to high-quality online learning for all students.

The North American Council for Online Learning Believes:

• Online learning is a viable option that allows every learner to achieve a quality education.

• Models of reform in public and private education should incorporate online learning as a viable tool for change.

• Online learning is a viable path for educating children throughout their primary and secondary education years.

• Quality online learning opportunities are led by outstanding course content delivered by highly qualified educators.

• Federal, state and local education entities must evaluate and refine existing education public policy in order to promote online teaching and learning options.

• Professional development, whether delivered in an online or face-to-face environment, is the basis for ensuring that students and teachers have productive online learning experiences.

• Online teachers and students match or surpass all accountability standards.

• Federal, state, local and corporate entities must support research and development to provide insight into and promote best practices in the areas of online learning.

Introduction

Due to the rapid development in the field of K-12 online learning, the North American Council for Online Learning was launched as a formal corporate entity, in September 2003, as an international K-12 non-profit organization representing the interests of administrators, practitioners, and students involved in online learning in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.