I have a history degree. Most of the value comes in not recitation of facts, where you absorb dates and events, but in producing essays and your own thoughts b

I have a history degree. Most of the value comes in not recitation of facts, where you absorb dates and events, but in producing essays and your own thoughts backed thoughtfully by evidence. Much of the education is really about historiography: how we know what we know and how to interpret primary sources. What biases (conscious or otherwise) are in the sources? How might even first hand memory be flawed? Can all those pieces fit together into a narrative or understanding of what happened? I’m not sure how many online courses give you exposure to these issues, but IMO, it’s key to how we understand the past.