Massive Open Online Courses Prove Popular, if Not Lucrative Yet
New companies are partnering with universities to offer online courses, in an effort that could define the future of higher education — if anyone can figure out how to make money.
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New companies are partnering with universities to offer online courses, in an effort that could define the future of higher education — if anyone can figure out how to make money.
Massive open online courses are the educational happening of the moment. Everyone wants in. No one is quite sure what they’re getting into.
Major universities are joining Stanford, Princeton and others to expand Coursera, a venture that offers free massive open online courses, or MOCCs.