John Wiley & Sons and Blackboard Inc. announced a new global partnership that will enable institutions running the Blackboard Learn platform to seamlessly access Wiley’s collection of learning content and tools – including the popular online teaching and learning environment, WileyPLUS.
As part of the partnership, the companies plan to integrate the content and capabilities of WileyPLUS and Blackboard Learn to simplify and strengthen the process for adding digital content and tools to courses. The integration plans to enable users of WileyPLUS to access the system with their Blackboard credentials and automatically synchronize grades and other data with the Blackboard Learn gradebook, as well as eliminate the need for students and instructors to manage information in separate systems with multiple logins.
“With this partnership we are extending our mission to ‘Help teachers to teach, and students to learn’, said Joseph Heider, senior v-p for Wiley’s Global Education. “We are confident that combining Blackboard’s market leadership with the proven ability of WileyPLUS to help instructors and students succeed, more students will have access to affordable and effective online educational solutions.”
