One of Cathy Davidson's big things is giving students a bigger role in shaping the direction of a course. So it's not surprising that she would point out how most MOOCs don't include any structures for doing so. But such things *do* happen, as I noted in my post here: http://derekbruff.org/?p=2295.
Was UVA's president fired because she wasn't responding fast enough to changes in the online learning landscape? Did UVA's board over-react to news about open education initiatives at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford?
Ryan Craig argues that the open education movement is waiting for its Southwest Airlines to revolutionize the business, and that none of the current big players (MIT, Stanford, etc.) will play that role.
Elon U. and Pew have released a report based on a survey of over 1000 thought leaders in the areas of education, technology, and cognition. The report argues for a "reinvention" of public education to better serve the millennial generation.