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Hollands, Fiona M.; Tirthali, Devayani – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the goals of institutions that are currently developing and delivering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and to assess the current evidence as to whether these goals are being met. A qualitative study was conducted comprising interviews of 83 individuals across 62 institutions including public and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Qualitative Research
Pollock, Katina E.; Winton, Sue M. – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011
This essay describes a blended (hybrid) course collaboration used to facilitate policy dialogues between graduate students at two institutions (one in Canada and the other in the US) as a way to teach about policy. The course content and design is informed by three trends in research and practice: increased policy borrowing across boundaries and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Distance Education
Scully, Maura King – CURRENTS, 2010
Increasingly, there is a growing realization in alumni relations that successful alumni programs, benefits, and services are not ends in and of themselves. Rather, alumni engagement is ultimately all about the institution. Success in alumni relations ideally advances an institution's overall forward progress. Twenty years ago, alumni strategic…
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Strategic Planning, Institutional Mission, Institutional Advancement