Adaptive MOOCs
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/mooc.2013.0007
educational adaptive learning systems organize content based on the learning preferences of individual learners with a goal to maximize learning performance through continuous intelligent feedback.
Obama on Blending Adaptive with MOOCs
http://www.raco.cat/index.php/RUSC/article/viewFile/304476/394233
Agents analysing the learner’s profile could customize a course as follows: adjusting course content according to the participants’ pre-requisites or educational background; changing course content according to the participant’s location or country of origin, for example language, units of measure, currency symbol, seasons, etc.; and showing relevant case studies or further readings according to the country or region of origin/interest
Also, see Adaptive Learning Tools and Engines#MS/HarvardVPAL