From a pessimist point of view, the internet and consumer culture as a whole is detrimental to learning, because it facilitates passivity via spoon fed solution

From a pessimist point of view, the internet and consumer culture as a whole is detrimental to learning, because it facilitates passivity via spoon fed solutions, which is a disincentive to independence and autonomous research. On the upside, that's supposed to speed up learning to become feasibly independent to be meaningfully creative. One flaw is the lack of personal, emphatic guidance - socialization. Forums are supposed to replace the socialization instructor and community feedback, but only on voluntary purpose. Learning is not easy, so instructions on how to approach the curriculum is certainly necessary. The top courses that I saw start out with that, but from my POV the main part of the message is that a lot of work is expected, without play. Learning is rarely a self-purpose and a goal years in the future is hardly motivating. Curses pretty quickly prove to take a long and sometimes boring path. Education is a process between two parties, so I'd say a huge number of people prevented from learning are in their own way, not bringing the prerequisite ambition to invest the time for what it's worth. Of course that's just an argument open for recourse. Mediation is a large part of learning, so a broad overview and thorough approach to the material might be worthwhile, highlighting the possibilities and the need to explore and play outside of the courses. The information overflow of the information age also brings a second problem, getting lost in it. I don't know what you are planning for, but focus on few select resources (courses and other open materials) and therefore much more thorough guidance might facilitate the endeavor. What have you thought about, specifically? Some online courses are developed as rather autonomous resources, the question would be, how those can be supplemented. If commentary is the only added value, a blog might suffice.