[alexashka]

I'd go a step further and say most people would benefit from a series of 3-6 courses on life, available freely, online.

Structure on how the modern world works, that'd be great.

Having clear tracks for specific bachelor degrees is a fool's errand, because most people get higher education to make a living afterwards - online courses don't give you a living (outside of web development and a few other very small niches)

Even if online education did allow people to make a living - it's just so incredibly miserable to learn on your own in comparison to a college/university environment! You can take a course or two and it'll be fun - a full curriculum, you have to really be an unusual person to make that happen.

[TheAdamAndChe]

What's interesting is that these courses are _here already_, and anyone who wants to take advantage of them can do so for free.

I'm probably a bit younger than many people on this site, and I learned a massive amount about life and how to live it using CrashCourse videos[1], Khan Academy[2], and a personal finance subreddit[3]. Because of those three sites, even though my household has never made much money, my wife and I are significantly more stable financially and socially than most people in our families.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/playlists

[2] https://www.khanacademy.org/

[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/

[cholantesh]

Or you might be retired; I keep hearing stories about seniors pursuing degrees - though I don't think I've heard of many going the full nine yards for a doctorate.

[anonymous5133]

You can use software to have social interaction with online courses though.

[alexashka]

You can. It's about as good as having an intimate relationship online - you can have it, it's just not even close to the real thing :)