From MOOC to SMOC?

The last couple of weeks have been rife with debate over the fate of MOOCs (see here http://chronicle.com/article/MOOCs-May-Not-Be-So-Disruptive/140965/;  http://moreorlessbunk.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/the-pro-mooc-coalition-cannot-hold/; http://on.wsj.com/TFoLhl) . Will they or won’t they survive?…