I agree. The nature of my work is very cyclic. I would love to be able to work on courses during down time and put them on hold during busy periods. A coursera

I agree. The nature of my work is very cyclic. I would love to be able to work on courses during down time and put them on hold during busy periods. A coursera course that I was taking is just finishing up now and a few weeks ago work was busy and I feel behind. I'll end up 'failing' the course but at least I did manage to learn from it and hopefully the videos will stay up so I'll be able to finish it on my own schedule. There are also coursera and edx classes I've signed up for with no intention of participating so I have access to the material when I have time. To me, one of the biggest potential benefits of online learning isn't being utilized, everyone being able to work at their own pace.