New Moves for MOOCs
March 25, 2015
In an examination of how massive open online courses, or MOOCs, may reshape higher education, two education leaders noted in Issues that “colleges and universities may get to the point of offering their introductory courses online” and that “there is an opportunity for worldwide availability of courses.” Both of these futures are reflected in Arizona State University’s new plan to offer students anywhere in the world an online slate of first-year courses that will earn official credits toward graduation at a greatly reduced cost, which is consistent with ASU president Michael Crow’s vision for higher education.