The problems with online learning and MOOCs are well known: they are typically suited for highly motivated learners who already have excellent skills in assessing information and monitoring their own learning, but poorly suited for everyone else.
The irony being that these ought be the only people attending college in the first place.
I thought college was where you were supposed to go party away from mom and dad??? No?
No really, I really enjoy taking Stanford Online courses when I can although it has been a while since my last class. Being too busy to really take college courses anymore, these free online courses are a fun way to learn. I have always been an autodidact, and online learning is perfect for me. I wish I had had these when I was younger.
