@article { title = {Alexander the MOOC lands}, year = {2014}, month = {05/2014}, author = {Rogers, Guy M.}, keywords = {WellesleyX, MOOC completion rate, MOOC, higher education, edX}, country = {United States}, publisher = {Inside Higher Ed}, edition = {May 28, 2014 - 6:40am}, volume = {2014}, pages = {Higher Ed Beta: MOOCs and beyond}, abstract = {Almost four months ago my EdX/WellesleyX course, “Was Alexander Great?” was launched to test three questions about online education: whether a Massive Open Online Course could be as intellectually rigorous as a brick and mortar history course; whether a MOOC could serve as a portal for both teaching and historical research; and whether an online course could engage and inspire students. The data are in and the answer to all three questions is an emphatic yes.}, refereed = {does not apply}, url = {http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-beta/alexander-mooc-lands#sthash.b55BFClD.dpbs}, }