"Awful" is kind of relative. We are talking about a new model, low "retention" seems to be normal for free clases wich have absolutely no barrier of entry. I

"Awful" is kind of relative. We are talking about a new model, low "retention" seems to be normal for free clases wich have absolutely no barrier of entry. I have taken 5 courses, only finished 2 "on time". For the other 3 I downloaded the material, got some exercises on sites like MIT OCW, and finished them at my own pace.