"Massive open online courses may offer more value as an instructional tool than as a boost to a college application.
Since massive open online courses began to take off in 2012, the education world has been abuzz with speculation about the potential of these classes, often called MOOCs.
MOOCs were initially heralded as a revolution in higher education, opening up the online doors of colleges and universities to students across the world. Typically MOOCs are provided at no cost, allowing online learners the opportunity to participate in classes at prestigious schools such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University free of charge." …