Got MOOC?: Labor costs for the development and delivery of an open online course

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 14-26

  Stanton, Jeffrey M ^a   Harkness, S Suzan J ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Faculty; Instructional design; Labor costs; MOOC; Students

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; CURRICULA; EMPLOYMENT; STUDENTS; WAGES;

FACULTY; INSTITUTIONAL OUTCOMES; INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNS; INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY; LABOR COSTS; MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE; MOOC; OPEN ONLINE COURSE;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84928007460     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2014040102     Document Type: Article

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