The Crisis in Higher Education
At the dawn of the MOOC era, in 2012, author Nicholas Carr questioned whether online classes were essentially the correspondence courses of our time.

Q&A with Salman Khan
In this 2012 interview, the Khan Academy founder explained his ambition to offer “education for anyone.”

In the Developing World, MOOCs Start to Get Real
MOOCs mainly come from U.S. universities. How well do they serve learning styles in different nations?

Sebastian Thrun on the Future of Learning
In 2013, the Udacity cofounder talked about how the company was evolving.

What MOOCs Teach Us
Coursera cofounder Daphne Koller wrote in 2014 that it was a mistake to presume that MOOCs would undermine or replace traditional college education.

What Are MOOCs Good For?
With data finally in on what MOOCs offered, it was possible in 2014 to take stock of what online education had really changed—and why it matters.