Agreed - college is such a unique social experience and I don't think there's much that can replicate that on a mass scale. There's value in the fact that, for

Agreed - college is such a unique social experience and I don't think there's much that can replicate that on a mass scale. There's value in the fact that, for many, you find your best adult friends or partner or cofounder in college. I think the loneliness epidemic we are already facing as a society would really be amplified if we all just went to MOOCs for 2-4 years. That being said, everyone's situation is different, and not everyone values the social aspects of college the same way, and I think it is important to figure out from an employment perspective how people who choose to take an alternative route to education can get the same opportunities as those who choose the traditional route.