MOOCs. I see Andrew Ng's class is being offered again for the first time in a few years (https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning https://www.coursera.o

MOOCs. I see Andrew Ng's class is being offered again for the first time in a few years (https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning), but other great classes aren't, like LAFF http://www.ulaff.net/ http://www.ulaff.net/ , Thiel's startup class etc. Seems like a travesty that these incredible classes are created by our best minds, but then aren't continuously offered. (the materials are available for self-study, but not the graded homework, support forums, TAs, certificates of accomplishment etc.) Coursera, the prof, the university, have no incentive to keep it going. Philanthropists should really fund continuing development of the best-of-the-best MOOCs so students can keep learning, best practices can keep improving. There is no good central discovery and reputation for MOOCs. There needs to be a place I can go and see that e.g. LAFF is the most popular / highest rated for intro to linear algebra, and here's how much work it represents. There are universities who start online programs, but what we really need is an online 'degree' grantor who can say, OK, you've taken these online MOOCs from various institutions, I can tell from the fact that you logged in with your finger, your device's camera, metrics like typing style, word frequency for essays, etc. that you actually did the work, these courses are worth X number of points, here's a 'degree' or a few numbers describing the quantity and quality of your work in various disciplines at various places. And then the best of the best should be able to tap funds to be continuously offered. It seems more like an object for a non-profit startup (should be self-sustaining but doesn't seem like the sort of thing that should be in IPO candidate or revenue-maximizing, will turn into University of Phoenix)