[craigching]

Yes, absolutely have to agree with this! The lectures can be time consuming in some of the classes and this really makes it bearable. You really just need to get the gist of what the professor is presenting and then use the lecture notes/presentations as-needed. I would probably skip the video lectures altogether, but occasionally there is something in the lectures themselves that you need to pick up on. At least this has been my experience with the "Data Analysis" classes, my first foray into MOOCs.