All these articles are borne out of the same question: will MOOCs supplant the education system? None ask how can MOOCs and online lectures increase the quali

All these articles are borne out of the same question: will MOOCs supplant the education system? None ask how can MOOCs and online lectures increase the quality of our education system? What would happen if universities adapt to incorporate these tools? You hit the nail on the head: more projects, more hands-on, more interaction with your professors, more labs, more experiments. The auditorium lectures become redundant thereby freeing up space and time for the aforementioned.