Gerhard Fischer: Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as Components of Rich Landscapes of Learning

Fischer, G. (2014). Beyond Hype and Underestimation: Identifying Research Challenges for the Future of MOOCs. Distance Education Journal (Commentary for a Special Issue "MOOCS: Emerging Research"), 35(2), 149-158. [Online]

Illich, I. (1971). Deschooling Society. Harper and Row: New York. — specifically Chapter 6: "Learning Webs". [Online]
Fischer, G. (2014). Promises, Limitations and Synergies of Rich Learning Landscapes—Exploring Frames of Reference for MOOCs. [Online]
A Hype article:
"Learning in the Digital Age", Scientific American. [Online]
An "Underestimation" Article
Vardi, M. Y. (2012). Will MOOCs Destroy Academia?. Communications of the ACM (CACM), 55(11), 5.
Attention from the Media at Large (beyond the narrow confines of academia)
Friedman, T. L. (2013). The Professors' Big Stage. New York Times, March 5. [Online]

Peter Norvig and Sebastian Thrun: "Intro to Artificial Intelligence — Learn the Fundamentals of AI"; [Online]
(<-- the course that got xMOOCs started as 160,000 students signed up for it)
Michael Sandel (Harvard): "Justice" [Online]
(<-- a course taught at Harvard and made available as a MOOC based on the well-known book:
Sandel, M. J. (2009). Justice — What's the Right Thing to Do?. Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York.)