THE MOOC BUSINESS MODEL: THE E-BUSINESS AND AUTONOMOUS WORK INFLECTION POINT IN HIGHER EDUCATION?

Distance learning, which co-exists with traditional classroom education, was definitely not born in the "cradle" of the Internet, though it is true that the World Wide Web has brought about significant changes in the portfolio of education tools. One of these changes is the appearance of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which were launched a few years ago, offer unrestricted participation and free online access to university courses to millions of students and spread like a virus. Our paper attempts to answer the question of whether an MOOC is a major technological innovation or a new business model is being born.