Current ethos in Silicon Valley is that if you build a website that people keep coming back to and is changing the lives of millions, you can eventually make money.

In many of our [online] courses, the median response time for a question on the question and answer forum was 22 minutes - which is not a level of service I have ever offered to my Stanford students.

If a student takes a Stanford computer class and a Princeton business class, it shows they are motivated and have skills. We know it has helped employees get better jobs.

High-quality education provided by MOOCs can be a significant factor in opening doors to opportunity—even among the college-educated.

Universities have come to realize that online is not a fad. The question is not whether to engage in this area but how to do it.

There are so many people around the world in need of high-quality education and really starving for education.

Start marching forward, even when into the new and unknown, and don't be deterred by obstacles.