MOOCs and the liberal arts college
| Published | June 2013 |
| Journal | MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 1-12 |
ABSTRACT
In this paper, the author examines lessons from massive open online courses (MOOCs) for small liberal arts colleges (LACs) in the United States. While some consider MOOCs
a threat to LACs, they can also be seen as a provocation to spur small institutions to
improve their offerings and assert their place in the higher education landscape. The
paper examines how LACs might draw on the best tools, approaches, and structures
emerging from the MOOC revolution in order to help students build lifelong learning
habits.
| Keywords | institutional strategy · liberal arts college (LAC) · Lifelong Learning · |
| Language | en |
| ISSN | 1558-9528 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | by-nc-sa/3.0/us |
| URL | http://jolt.merlot.org/vol9no2/scholz_0613.pdf |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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