[cadillackness]

The only problem with MOOCs I've had is that they assume the message boards are usable (they're not) and basically non-existent study groups. The boards are insanely slow and they're no substitute for office hours or a study group. Study groups are hard to put together because most people don't have 2-5 people in real life interested in taking the course and have time to come together on a Friday night. Though I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, those two factors have caused me to "fudge" the homework a little bit because there's just no way I can tackle something like that on my own and finish it on time. I still learned the material, but there's always the guilt that I "cheated" because I just don't have the time to finish it without any external help.