Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, usually don't cost a dime, but there are benefits for those who pay to enroll, experts say.

We may imagine MOOC-based learning to serve as a qualification in two ways: let’s call them the (1) certificate, (2) credit routes. On the first, MOOC aggregations of certificates themselves are ...

Each week we bring you the latest news on massive open online courses (MOOCs), the phenomenon that is revolutionising education. Major US MOOC provider Coursera is offering “specialisation ...

Proponents of MOOCs have lauded this form of education for providing learning opportunities at no charge to anyone around the world with an Internet connection. Still, some have questioned MOOCs’ true ...