MOOCs: The Director's Cut.

MASSIVE open online courses; MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology; HARVARD University; CONTINUING education; CURRICULUM

The article takes a look at the challenges and potential faced by massive open online courses (MOOC). It notes that MOOCs have been dismissed by researchers as a failed educational fad that poses little threat to existing institutions. It suggests that MOOCs will retain its popularity due to its global appeal, the rapid increase in new students for EdX courses offered by Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and its contribution to continuing education efforts.