I feel the same way about MOOCs and I suspect most of the audience does. I'm curious why these organizations are pushing a sort of virtual class model at all.

I feel the same way about MOOCs and I suspect most of the audience does. I'm curious why these organizations are pushing a sort of virtual class model at all. Wouldn't it be more useful to provide lecture series on topics alone? Perhaps add some social interaction but in a way more fitting of the medium. Right now, I went to investigate your behavioral economics class and found that I wasn't able to view the lectures until some time in the future. Why hobble themselves and their users? Is it about a monetization model they envision in the future? It's quite frustrating because there is some real value here. I'd love for MOOCs to start making big institutions sweat just a little.