by Andrew Glencross, Huffington Post
As a recent study has shown, even elite colleges devoted to the liberal arts can be criticised for exposing students to esoteric disciplinary jargon and developing an unhealthy cult of campus exceptionalism. MOOCs could be a corrective and beneficial influence in this regard by making the content of elite institutions accessible to all. Yet the triumph of massive online courses will undoubtedly come at a cost by rarefying actual contact with scholars of the liberal arts and by making its teaching the preserve of an ever smaller caste.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/andrew-glencross/moocs-and-the-liberal-arts_b_3717527.html
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