To MOOC or not to MOOC: How Can Online Learning, Porter,#

To MOOC or Not to MOOCHow Can Online Learning Help to Build the Future of Higher Education?\nAuthor(s): Sarah Porter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780081000489, 978-0081000489\nSynopsis\nScarcely 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 managed and led, and discusses issues such as quality assurance, governance and partnerships. Chapters draw tog.