Dive Brief:

• Duke University professor Marilyn M. Lombardi provides key questions to ask before a university embarks on the MOOC path, including looking closely at how the MOOC would match the university's mission, strengths and strategic goals.
• Another big question is money — does the MOOC have to bring in money in order to sustain itself?
• One more big issue is faculty: Have leaders of the school talked to faculty governance groups and heard them out on any concerns?

Dive Insight:

MOOCs were once the territory of large, top-tier schools but are now expanding to encompass smaller schools and growing across the globe, making these issues and questions that much more widely applicable.