When MOOCs first arrived it was seen as yet another over-hyped diversion away from the real education. Yet, not only did it survive, it thrived to the extent that today it has thirteen million registered students registered for courses wide ranging from Executive MBA to Bipedalism. When it succeeded, it had the air of being disruptive to traditional professors who would now see this as threat to their livelihoods. Even this perception changed. Professors are now not only comfortable but in fact expanding the scope of their academic insights by diving headlong into it. A professor will use MOOCs simply because he/she is passionate about teaching and sees this as another arena to connect with a wider audience and share one’s immense knowledge.

Source:https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/professors-have-taken-over-moocs

Uploaded Date:06 October 2017