Online Learning Update

November 13, 2014

6 reasons why institutions offer MOOCs—and whether or not they’re working

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:09 am

By Meris Stansbury, eCampus News

According to a new report, there are six main reasons why institutions are offering MOOCs, but only two of them are actually working. The report, conducted by Columbia University and Brown University, interviewed over 80 online learning and MOOC-knowledgeable administration and faculty from a wide range of colleges and universities to determine why institutions are offering MOOCs. What the researchers found was that many of the reasons institutions list as the motivators behind MOOC offerings aren’t accomplishing intended goals, and there are often logistical considerations as to why these goals are going unmet.

http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/why-offer-moocs-828/

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