Then again, I'd say at least half of students in a typical college class could care less about what they're learning. If someone has the initiative to go throu

Then again, I'd say at least half of students in a typical college class could care less about what they're learning. If someone has the initiative to go through videos and essays, chances are they're learning more than the bottom 50% in the equivalent college class. I think initiatives like this could eventually offer valid alternatives to the 'college degree', but not a 'college education'. A degree is what you get from mastering an area of studying. A college education includes additional social and professional skills, which I think is what you're concerned with these initiatives not addressing.