Making The Most Of MOOCs: The Ins And Outs Of Massive Online Learning (audio) - Jennifer Ludden, NPR Talk of the Nation

Don't email the professor, never friend the teacher on Facebook, those are just some of the rules A.J. Jacobs was surprised to learn when he joined millions of other students worldwide who've registered for massive open online courses, or MOOCs. Top universities like Harvard and MIT now offer virtual classes free of charge to thousands of potential students across the globe. Writer A.J. Jacobs missed his college days so decided to enroll in 11 MOOCs with subjects ranging from philosophy to genetics to cosmology. He chronicled his experience in The New York Times, and we'll talk with him in just a moment. http://www.npr.org/2013/04/23/178623872/making-the-most-of-moocs-the-ins-and-outs-of-e-learning