> I’ve “dropped” at least 10x that number on EdX and Udacity. I think many online learning places are making a large mistake by not letting people sample the f

> I’ve “dropped” at least 10x that number on EdX and Udacity. I think many online learning places are making a large mistake by not letting people sample the first 3 or 4 lessons. I too have signed up for and left a rather large number of MOOC style courses simple because signing up for the course is often the only way for me to see if I enjoy the course material, the teacher, and the teaching style—all three of which vary wildly course by course on every site. It seems to me they would be getting much more accurate numbers on completion if they didn’t hide the courses behind so much mystery. It would also have the benefit that we wouldn’t feel like we’ve “dropped” so many courses. And also like you, I didn’t drop many courses at uni, but there was also more information available about the exact course material and there was much more consistency of teaching style. Also many were required for a degree and getting the degree was my primary purpose at the time, MOOCs however are more of a free time fun time thing for me so I’m much more picky.