EDUCAUSE Review > The MOOC Model: Challenging Traditional Education

 

James G. Mazou / January 28, 2013

Key Takeaways

• A turning point will occur in the higher education model when a MOOC-based program of study leads to a degree from an accredited institution — a trend that has already begun to develop.
• Addressing the quality of the learning experience that MOOCs provide is therefore of paramount importance to their credibility and acceptance.
• MOOCs represent a postindustrial model of teaching and learning that has the potential to undermine and replace the business model of institutions that depend on recruiting and retaining students for location-bound, proprietary forms of campus-based learning.

[more]

Source and  Full Text Available At 

[http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/mooc-model-challenging-traditional-education]