BY KATHLEEN MEGAN, Courant
Among those teaching a MOOC course this past semester was Wesleyan President Michael Roth, who said in an email Thursday that he approached the class “with only curious skepticism about what folks could get out of an online class.” But, Roth said, the class “has been a wonderful surprise. I have been so impressed by the level of discourse among the students and by their excellent questions back to me … I will offer the class again for Coursera, and my teaching at Wesleyan in the future will be informed by my online experience.” However, as the novelty of MOOCs wears off, educators are asking hard questions about how the sites will make money and what colleges stand to gain. Academic powerhouses sense a pivotal moment of risk and opportunity. Some are plowing ahead. Others are holding back.
http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-online-education-criticism-20130527,0,7896684.story
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