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.
You can read more from "Voices on Society: The art and science of delivery," a volume of McKinsey Voices published in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Skoll World Forum on the McKinsey Voices on Society site: http://bit.ly/McKSocietyVol5.