I try to limit this blog to sensible helpful MOOC articles that add to the debate (rather than those from the cheer squad).
This is worth a read. Here’s a snippet.
“…MOOCs are more likely to become a part of traditional educational approaches, just as advanced placement credit, articulation agreements with community colleges, and experiential learning have been melded into the current system. It also means that MOOCs will prove to be more effective in some subject areas than others and that MOOCs will deliver poorer results than some observers have touted. Students also will register for and start MOOCs at a greater rate than they will complete them and at a much greater rate than they will pass a competency test. (Such evidence already is ample.) Those wishing to gain familiarity about a topic will benefit greatly from MOOCs. Those wishing to get credit will pay for the opportunity.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-t-delaney/much-amooc-about-nothing_b_3935587.html