Insatiable Esquire journalist breathes online education, exhales a B - Laura Baverman, Upstart Business Journal

Esquire journalist A.J. Jacobs has a knack for experiential reporting.... Now he has a techie feat, enrolling in (and sometimes completing) 11 online courses offered by Coursera, edX and Udacity. His comical and insightful thoughts on the online learning phenomena called Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) made the Opinion section of Saturday's New York Times. His overall experience while Grading the MOOC University? A solid B. His biggest praise: Convenience and cost (free). His biggest complaints: Lack of student/professor interaction and accountability (cheating). http://upstart.bizjournals.com/entrepreneurs/hot-shots/2013/04/22/esquire-journalist-test-drives-online-ed.html