[simlan]

Great I really want my bridges cars and medical instruments developed by someone who consumed video bits explaining how it is done.

Just because this approach works for CS and a lot of humanities classes this can not be generalized. I have the feeling on here the technology optimism sometimes clouds the view on the reality.

Just some examples here: biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, medicine... To be any use you have to have more than a couple mooc classes.

[HarryHirsch]

Online videos don't work for the humanities either. You really need interaction with your peers to explore new aspects of your subject and move the arts forward.

[andreilys]

Reading literature and discussing it over video chat or through online forums seems like a great substitute.