MOOCs and the Elite Edupunk Way

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. MOOCs and the Elite Edupunk Way
Darren Draper, Drape's Takes, April 17, 2013
Darren Draper summarizes a response from David Wiley to a recent post of mine in which I argue (or complain) that "MOOCs were not designed to serve the missions of the elite colleges and universities. They were designed to undermine them, and make those missions obsolete." As one of the people who actually developed MOOCs, I figured I was in a good position to say why they were designed, but apparently not. More...