Udacity is throwing in the towel on MOOCs with the company’s founder, Sebastian Thrun, declaring that they don’t work for higher education.

I described in a recent column in Educational Technology how the primary advantage of MOOCs is that they can bring educational opportunities to learners who have no other opportunities. Unfortunately, they fail to deal with individual needs for learning in ways possible with other means. Check out this article to learn more about Thrun’s reservations: What Will Happen to MOOCs Now that Udacity Is Leaving Higher Ed? — Campus Technology.