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Yes. Would the current thinking that a professor MUST be a content expert transmitting content be limiting to some extent? The reasons why Sebastian Thrun, Daphne Koller, Andrew Ng, and Agnant Agar...
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The reasons why Sebastian Thrun, Daphne Koller, Andrew Ng, and Agnant Agarwal have been so successful in launching and organising xMOOCs (based on what they have done in transforming online courses into xMOOCs) are based on some major factors: Being innovative, being good in taking risks and opportunities, being an expert in the area, and being able to convince and influence themselves, people around them who are decision makers, and the Venture Capitalists to join in the MOOCs. This is not about teaching only, and not facilitation for sure. There are lots of great professors who could teach (based on their teaching performance, or lecture to a huge audience), but not too many could change the world, within a short space of time.
Schools will becoming obsolete for many communications-based courses until curriculums start to find the proper training for teachers in how the rest of the world is communicating today.