MTOPs: Micro-Targeted Online Programs - (The Anti-MOOC?)

By Joshua Kim. Why should MOOCs get all the ink?
Let's coin a term, a phrase, a meme. Will the MTOP - the Micro-Targeted Online Program - go viral? (Calling Thomas Friedman).
An MTOP shares the following 7 characteristics: 
1. An online (or blended) program with 50 or fewer students per year.
2. Narrowly focused, with a specialized curriculum and student demand profile.
3. A program that leads to an accredited degree.
4. Built on the expertise and specialization of a department, rather than individual faculty members.
5. Designed to build strong relationships between students and faculty.
6. Has a revenue model that is self-sustaining.
7. Is not limited to elite institutions, but is dependent on great academic departments.
The most important criteria for considering an MTOP is the presence of an academic department (or combination of departments) in which the faculty have some recognized expertise. Read more...