[redfalcon6]

Very interesting. I have been on a kick recently on how to really attack the college market with a different offering, and had thought of some of these same points. (Which you are executing on! Well done!)

My concept was to try to create a study abroad program, which combined a concentrated "learning community," along with some MOOCs, and on-site tutors/navigators. I think you could run this at a RADICALLY different price point than most colleges, and therefore nip at the edges of the market. Basically take a semester or two share from traditional colleges.

Of course, the challenge is in accrediting and ensuring credits would transfer back to the college. But it just seems when colleges are charging $40k / year tuition that there is some room to attack this on the edges. And the college students then get the benefit of a fun study abroad which would be even cheaper than home....