Also, in a lot of cases the choice isn't between taking a class online or taking it face-to-face at a college. It is a choice between taking it online or not ta

Also, in a lot of cases the choice isn't between taking a class online or taking it face-to-face at a college. It is a choice between taking it online or not taking it at all (for all sorts of reasons: money, geography, timing etc). Btw, I just finished one of the algorithm courses from Coursera (taken at night, from Sweden, for free). The course was excellent, I've reviewed it here: http://henrikwarne.com/2013/02/18/coursera-algorithms-course-part2/ http://henrikwarne.com/2013/02/18/coursera-algorithms-course...