The Real Legacy of MOOCs: Better Introductory Courses - Joshua Kim, PBS Media/Shift

The real impact of MOOCs will be found in the traditional introductory course. Today’s MOOC-catalyzed efforts to improve introductory courses diverge somewhat from the core motivations of NCAT grant recipients and participants. Mostly gone is the impetus to lower instructional costs. The motivations to improve introductory courses to affect student retention and success have not gone away, but they have been joined by a push to improve the value that students perceive from their learning experience in the course. http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/08/the-real-legacy-of-moocs-better-introductory-courses/