05224oam 2200577 450 991078810380332120190911100029.0(OCoLC)910906077(MiFhGG)GVRL9CCM(EXLCZ)99267000000061788120160129h20152015 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrTo MOOC or not to MOOC how can online learning help to build the future of higher education? /Sarah Porter1st editionWaltham, MA :Chandos Publishing,[2015]�20151 online resource (xvii, 137 pages) color illustrationsChandos information professional seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-08-100048-0 0-08-100061-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Series Editor; To MOOC or Not to MOOC; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Biography; Introduction; Why do MOOCs matter?; References; Part One; 1 - What are MOOCs?; Introduction; Definitions; Where did MOOCs come from?; The growth of MOOCs; Criticism of MOOCs; References; 2 - The MOOCosphere; Introduction; Other MOOC providers; Notes; References; 3 - Examples of MOOCs; Introduction; Digital storytelling, DS106, University of Mary Washington; Phonar, photography MOOC; Understanding Dementia MOOC, University of Tasmania; Buddhism and Modern Psychology, Princeton UniversityConclusionReferences; Further Reading; 4 - Introduction to the case studies; 5 - The confident entrepreneurs; The MOOC story so far; Imperatives for investing in MOOCs; Context: strategic investment in online and distance learning; Governance and decision making; Resourcing; Quality assurance; Accreditation; Partnerships; Future strategy; Key points; 6 - The old hands: experts in online and distance learning; The MOOC story so far; Imperatives for investing in MOOCs; Resourcing; Quality assurance; Student experience; Accreditation; Partnerships; Future strategy; Key points7 - The institutional innovatorsMOOC platforms; Governance and decision making; Resourcing; Quality assurance; Future strategy; Key points; 8 - The opportunists; Imperatives for investing in MOOCs; MOOC activities to date; Governance and decision making; Resourcing; Quality assurance; Student experience; Accreditation; Partnerships; Future strategy; Key points; 9 - The cautious experimenters; MOOC activities to date; Governance and decision making; Resourcing (including funding); Quality assurance; Student experience; Accreditation; Partnerships; Future strategy; Key points10 - The old guardOpen education; MOOCs; Key points; 11 - Key issues that emerged from the case studies; Imperatives for engagement in MOOCs; Governance and decision making; Quality assurance; Partnerships and MOOC models; Costs and business models; 12 - Planning the MOOC project; Introduction; Stage 1: initial planning (project initiation); Stage 2: planning; Stage 3: running the MOOC project; References; 13 - Planning your MOOC-costings; Content creation; Copyright clearance and legal advice; Governance; Additional costs that are specific to in-house MOOCsAdditional costs from working with an external MOOC platformReferences; 14 - Business models for MOOCs; Udacity business models; What is in it for the university partner?; Coursera monetization options; What is in it for the university partner?; edX financial arrangement options; What is in it for the university partner?; What is in it for the university partner?; FutureLearn business models; What is in it for the university partner?; Revenue generation options for universities who provide MOOCs; References; 15 - Additional benefits of MOOCsDeveloping markets and building relationships with new customersScarcely a week goes by without coverage in the UK and international media about the latest MOOC revelation. Despite some significant initiatives in the dotcom era, online learning has somehow never delivered on its promise to revolutionize education. To MOOC or not to MOOC explores the history of MOOCs and analyses the current MOOC context by describing six institutions and the story of their engagement with MOOCs. Looking at each of the different type of institution in turn, it analyses the processes behind their decision to engage with online learning and MOOCs, how the MOOC project is manChandos information professional series.MOOCs (Web-based instruction)Education, HigherComputer-assisted instructionOpen learningDistance educationMOOCs (Web-based instruction)Education, HigherComputer-assisted instruction.Open learning.Distance education.371.33371.3344678Porter Sarah1531500MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910788103803321To MOOC or not to MOOC3777219UNINA