Beyond the Hype, Schools Chart a MOOC-Tinted Future

Campus Technology: Early this year, it appeared as if MOOCs were going to blast through higher education like a wrecking ball. Pundits issued dire warnings about the competitive threat posed by massive online open courses, and some schools quickly launched MOOC degree programs as part of a first-to-market strategy. While it's too soon to say whether MOOCs will live up to this early hype--there are signs that some of the ardor may already be cooling--even the most conservative institutions of higher education definitely sat up and took notice.

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