Just How Open? Evaluating the "Openness" of Course Materials in Massive Open Online Courses

Abstract

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are poised to alter dramatically the current and future higher education landscapes. Through various providers, ranging from university-sponsored consortia such as edX, through for-profit partnerships like Coursera, to independent ventures such as Udacity, collegelevel education has been made available to any person in the world, provided they have Internet access.