12. Anant Agarwal on MOOCs, Microcredentials, and the Democratization of Higher Ed

When Anant Agarwal founded edX, one of the world’s most popular MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), he had a vision of making higher education accessible to everyone. Ten years later, Ben sits down with Anant to see just how far we’ve come, how new ideas like microcredentials fit into that vision, and whether or not Anant’s decision to join forces with the for profit 2U was a threat to the MOOC ethos. 

Higher Ed Spotlight is a new podcast, sponsored by Chegg’s Center for Digital Learning, that aims to explore the future of higher education today.