MOOCs’ Impact on the Accounting Higher Education and the Accounting Profession

• In Event: TLC and Gender

Abstract

Massive changes face the accounting profession and higher education. The profession needs to
hire more technically adept, computer- and Excel-savvy graduates with strong communication
skills. Currently, many college and university accounting programs face shrinking budgets and
increased competition from state-wide and national programs—that often offer on-line courses
and massive, open on-line courses [MOOCs]. This paper examines the history of MOOCs and
how they will increasingly impact higher education and the accounting profession.

Authors

• Alan Reinstein, Wayne State University

• Stefanie Tate, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Natalie T Churyk, Northern Illinois University