>The MOOC rush is over. We know the organic retention rates are abysmal. As a counter point to this, roughly 1/2 of med students attend class in person never o

>The MOOC rush is over. We know the organic retention rates are abysmal. As a counter point to this, roughly 1/2 of med students attend class in person never or rarely. They use online resources because they think it's more efficient. They still pay the 50k a year for med school because they need the credential and it's the gateway for the clinical instruction in years 3/4 that has to be done in person. The problem with the MOOC model is that it doesn't serve as a credential that people trust