Within less than a year, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have exploded with the launch of Coursera , Udacity , edX , and TED-Ed. Politicians and governing boards of universities have certainly taken notice of this new learning environment, which has led many commentators to question the university’s purpose and future. The 500 year old “sage on stage” university lecture is certainly the most common teaching method, but would anyone really argue that it's the best?