Reflections on online education: Udacity’s Sebastian Thrun

Open online courses are changing higher education. Traditional colleges face dangers—and opportunities. This video interview, a part of our special Education to Employment (#McK2e) series, features Sebastian Thrun, cofounder of the online-education company Udacity, explaining how effective teaching online differs from traditional methods.

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