This is a curious fixation, I would say. In the US, a bachelor's degree is something that is regulated to have some type of meaning. It needs to come from an ac

This is a curious fixation, I would say. In the US, a bachelor's degree is something that is regulated to have some type of meaning. It needs to come from an accredited institution, and if it's in a specific field, it gives you the right to pursue grad school, apply for certain professional licenses, and apply for pay raises from state institutions. I imagine Udacity didn't really wany to go through all the hassle and bureaucracy and lobbying that's required to become a dinosaur-style college. So, it's hoping that its classes can provide reliable proof of knowledge and skill for employers to hire specific employees. If it can't do that, then it's basically a hobby site, at which point RIP because people won't really spend enough on these types of courses to support such expenditures