University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

- Difficulties preparing for a "large and undefined" group of learners. Engaging with a MOOC for the first time with such a scale of students is an uncertain prospect.

- MOOCs are costly to launch and many of the learners may not be contributing to revenue.

- MOOCs require an expansive network of university programs, offices, and staff.

- Marketing may be an additional cost.

- Schools that have not yet launched MOOCs may be seeking host platforms.

- Can limit faculty time to engage in other projects/research.

- Maintaining uniformity within a program/department with a MOOC integrated curriculum could be difficult when faculty has differing opinions about the efficacy of MOOCs.

Weaknesses of MOOCs

Vanessa P. Dennen and Amit Chauhan.MOOCs FORUM.Sep 2013.17-21.http://doi.org/10.1089/mooc.2013.0008

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