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

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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)

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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.

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  • Jeffrey M. Stanton & S. Suzan J. Harkness, 2014. "Got MOOC?: Labor Costs for the Development and Delivery of an Open Online Course," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), IGI Global, vol. 27(2), pages 14-26, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:rmj000:v:27:y:2014:i:2:p:14-26
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