MOOCs: Expectations and Reality

When Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence MOOC made headline news in 2011, one of the early predictions was that quality education at mass scale and at low cost was around the corner. Given our research center’s interest in the productivity of educational interventions, we have been watching for evidence that MOOCs are cost-effective in producing desirable educational outcomes compared to face-to-face experiences or other online interventions.
By Fiona M. Hollands, Ph.D. and Devayani Tirthali, Ed.D. More...