by Suzi Parker, TakePart.com
Professor John Covach teaches a MOOC class about the history of rock music at the University of Rochester. Covach, director of the Institute for Popular Music at the university, told TakePart that MOOCs open up higher education to the world. “A lot of people first think that college students would be the most likely students for these courses,” he said. “But if you think about it for a second, you’ll realize that those students already have access to college-level courses. Those who benefit the most are those who are not currently in school, either because they are already in a career or because they perhaps cannot afford school, or maybe just cannot commit the time to regularly-scheduled classes.” MOOCs, which have become the 21st century education trend, may shake up studying in ways that forever alter the way students learn.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/05/31/will-moocs-change-education-21st-century
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