“This was, without a doubt, the most important and talked-about trend in education technology this year. And oh man, did we talk about it.” ~ – Audrey Waters, Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2012: MOOCs, December 18, 2012 http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/hack-higher-education/top-ed-tech-trends-2012-moocs

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