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College for all. Open online courses are changing higher education.

College for all

Traditional colleges face dangers—and opportunities. Something big is up in higher education thanks to the advent of “massive open online courses” (MOOCs), which can reach millions around the world. What most people—including university leaders—don’t yet realize is that this new way of teaching and learning, together with employers’ growing frustration with the skills of graduates, is poised to usher in a new credentialing system that may compete with college degrees within a decade. THE Journal: Technological Horizons in Education. ConnectedLearning_report.pdf.