<p>Thanks, circuitrider.</p>
<p>Amherst’s decision not to participate in EdX is interesting, and was made by its faculty. I wonder what the Wesleyan faculty would have had to say, before returning to school to find the deal had already been done?</p>
<p>In any case, I think schools like Wesleyan and Wellesley have made the right decision, and that Amherst will regret theirs.</p>
<p>MOOCs are here to stay, for better or worse (I think it’ll be mostly for the better). You won’t get rid of the internet, and MOOCs are a natural extension of it.</p>