Saturday, April 04, 2015

The Invasion of MOOCs

As it has happened in a succession of industries like music, travel and retailing; the internet is going to  disrupt the higher education market forever. The global market for higher education is estimated at $300 billion with 80 million students and around 3.5 million teaching and support staff. In the words of Clayton Christenssen, this market is  ‘ripe for a disruption’.  

My take in the link: http://www.iamwire.com/2013/10/technology-led-disruption-happen-higher-education/20779
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