Hawaii needs to get started in world of online education

By Jay Fidell

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 19, 2013

~~<p>AMOOC is a free massive open online course. There are hundreds of MOOCs, many coming from the best schools in the country. MOOCs have gone global in the past year, and millions of students are taking them.</p>
<p>Some want credit for a degree or job. Others just want lifelong learning. There are touching stories about how MOOCs are enabling people everywhere who wouldn't otherwise have access to top-tier education.</p>
~~

AMOOC is a free massive open online course. There are hundreds of MOOCs, many coming from the best schools in the country. MOOCs have gone global in the past year, and millions of students are taking them.

Some want credit for a degree or job. Others just want lifelong learning. There are touching stories about how MOOCs are enabling people everywhere who wouldn't otherwise have access to top-tier education. Login for more...