With a qualified faculty member, the courses tend to be invaluable. This is doubly so when a professor is recognized as an expert in their field in a practice capacity as well.

Lends itself to education in fields that are heavily reliant upon designing education, allowing students to take part in research, and navigating online learning technology.

A MOOC experience can be translated to be lecture and activity is incorporated. This maintains an element of the usual classroom environment for those who covet it.

Many students up to the graduate level have been exposed to MOOCs in some capacity.

Increased opportunities for TA roles.