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.

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.

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

Our approach to education has remained largely unchanged since the Renaissance: From middle school through college, most teaching is done by an instructor lecturing to a room full of students, only some of them paying attention.

As a society, we can and should invest more money in education.

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

We should spend less time at universities filling our students' minds with content by lecturing at them, and more time igniting their creativity … by actually talking with them.