Massive open online courses: Time and a little money are a worthy investment

Emma Boyd:

Many in the world of higher education suspect they are witnessing the beginning of a revolution. The agent provocateur is the Mooc (massive open online course) and, if some pundits are proved correct, it could change the way all students experience learning - including those at business schools - and put a few professors out of a job.

Why the nerves? Moocs are free, millions have signed up and no one knows what the scene will look like after the dust has settled. Anant Agarwal, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT and president of edX, a Mooc provider, thinks the result will be positive.

"I view online learning as a rising tide that will lift all boats. It will not only increase access, it will also improve the quality of education at all our universities."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 14, 2013 1:25 AM
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