Massive open online courses as an alternative form of higher education

Abstract

A university is an institution of higher learning. It is a place to discover who really you are. Is coming to university really necessary if you want to be educated? Employment opportunities are increasing for business school grads and the number of grads is increasing even faster. If someone is looking for career in business there is a need to consider the location analytics. Insights will help you to make better business decisions. Getting educated is no longer just sitting in the classroom and listening to teacher lecture. Time has changed the structure, methods and purpose of teaching. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are changing the face of education. Companies supporting MOOCs are Coursera, Udacity, EDX offering an alternative to traditional education, supporting online courses, with access anywhere, anytime, and for anyone. MOOCs offer transparency of teaching methods among an academic community, resulting in better teaching. The potential of digital technology is endless. Bringing university courses online allows the best professors to share their brightest ideas with the world, welcoming students and independent learners of all ages. In fact, it’s already happening. When a few Stanford University professors opened their courses to the world, it was a monumental success, with more than a quarter of million students enrolling in just two courses. Since then, professors of the world, finest academic institutions created hundreds of open courses. Open courses are not about simply filming a lecture; it is about creating custom content designed specifically for online teaching. An open course transforms traditional course concept using multimedia formats and allows an easy interaction online. Millions are already learning online.