Quality. Followed by quantity. There is a huge difference between taping lectures and 'throwing them on youtube' and offering a comprehensive package that is s

Quality. Followed by quantity. There is a huge difference between taping lectures and 'throwing them on youtube' and offering a comprehensive package that is specifically tailored for online learning use only. And that is definitely the direction we seem to be in now, and I for one am very exited about. I think the big next question is how this will affect the institutions as we know it. We are already borderline on accepting certificates from these courses. As the quality and the number of courses increases you get an incentive not to enroll in an expensive program, or competition from more people who got a similar education for free. I can see the khan angle to better the world for everybody, but I wouldn't be surprised if the next coursera generation costs money.