%0 Web Page %A Rogers, Guy M. %C United States, North America %D 2014 %I Inside Higher Ed %K WellesleyX %K MOOC completion rate %K MOOC %K higher education %K edX %N May 30, 2014 %P Higher Ed Beta: MOOCs and beyond %T Alexander the MOOC lands %U http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-beta/alexander-mooc-lands#sthash.b55BFClD.dpbs %V 2014 %X 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. %7 May 28, 2014 - 6:40am %8 05/2014 %* does not apply %[ May 30, 2014