Got MOOC?: Labor Costs for the Development and Delivery of an Open Online Course

Jeffrey M. Stanton and S. Suzan J. Harkness
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Jeffrey M. Stanton: School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
S. Suzan J. Harkness: University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 2014, vol. 27, issue 2, 14-26

Abstract: Media reports concerning massive open online courses (MOOCs) have vacillated between talk of an educational revolution and disillusionment with an over-hyped instructional technology. This paper reports how a group of university faculty and staff designed and delivered a MOOC to more than 800 students. The delivery of the MOOC was a labor-intensive, costly process that resulted in a variety of educational and institutional outcomes. The case report contains lessons for other groups who may have an interest in delivering a MOOC. The paper concludes with an interpretation of the significance of MOOCs for higher education.

Date: 2014
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