A Compilation of the best articles on Udacity/Coursera

Coursera

May 15, 2012: 

• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/opinion/friedman-come-the-revolution.html

July 17, 2012: 

• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/education/consortium-of-colleges-takes-online-education-to-new-level.html?pagewanted=all

• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/education/top-universities-test-the-online-appeal-of-free.html?_r=1

July 18, 2012: 

• http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/07/coursera_udacity_edx_will_free_online_ivy_league_courses_end_the_era_of_expensive_higher_ed_.html

Udacity

March 20, 2012:

• http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/ff_aiclass/

June 15, 2012:

• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303807404577434891291657730.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

June 28, 2012:

• http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/online-universities-udacity-grand-challenge-david-stavens-dave-evans/

July 5, 2012:

• http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/05/opinion/bennett-udacity-education/index.html

And of course, an article from US News (the company that ranks colleges), which is directly compromised by the efforts of Udacity and Coursera.

June 29, 2012:

• http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/economic-intelligence/2012/06/29/open-online-courses-are-not-subsitutes-for-classroom-learning