Doing very well in a MOOC has gotten a few young people from Asia noticed by elite American colleges.

http://news.yahoo.com/colleges-finding-tomorrow-39-prodigies-170000792.html
How colleges are finding tomorrow's prodigies
American universities are using online courses to discover gifted students in math, science, and the arts. Meet three phenoms from the far corners of the world.
Christian Science Monitor
By Laura Pappano
23 hours ago