Integrating MOOCs into the Penn State Learning Ecosystem - A conversation with Chris Long
Channel: Center for Online Innovation in Learning
Date: 2014-10-22

Integrating MOOCs into the Penn State Learning Ecosystem
Originally Held: Friday, January 31, 2014 

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have generated a lot of interest, and universities around the globe are getting involved and considering where MOOCs fit in the Higher Ed portfolio, and how the often considerable costs involved in creating them can be recovered.  MOOCs are being considered as opportunities to provide college-level education to those who would not otherwise have been able to participate, to offer remedial courses to incoming students, to promote a university’s brand and recognition, to expose and recruit learners to certificate and degree programs, and perhaps even to serve large numbers of learners in for credit courses (MOCCs – Massive Online Credit Courses).

In this COIL Conversation Drs. Christopher Long and Kyle Peck began the conversation with quick descriptions of two visions of how MOOCs might fit our Penn State learning portfolio.  We then opened up to conversation and thought together about the opportunities MOOCs might represent.

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