I think it is important to realize that most students take online courses in college for classes they don't like. Most my classmates take classes they find inte

I think it is important to realize that most students take online courses in college for classes they don't like. Most my classmates take classes they find interesting in person and classes they just want to get done with because it is a required class online. This may explain why students do poorly in online classes, because in general they are classes they don't want to take in the first place and are therefore unmotivated to do well in the class. I have plenty of friends who failed their online English class but use Khan Academy to learn something for fun and do well in it. The difference is that the latter is a subject they care about.