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by MisterOctober 2816 days ago
Definitely. Especially for courses in the 20+ hour range, long lectures [say, more than ten minutes] can be a real drain.

Though I think most of the online courses I've taken have delivered exceptional value, as you say, the "one-take-and-done" editing style is ubiquitous and leaves one to sit through a lot of ummmming, digression, and jabbering.

[Come to think of it, so did most of my courses at university!]