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I've looked at some of those issues. I understand that there's no way for me to know how much I have truly learned. I think that's the the main issue of life-long education. There's no way for me to expect to master any of this material. But I can master the notes.
I recognize that a lot of the courses are sparse in how much they provide. I'm banking on that, actually. If it was all super-involved, there's no way I'd make my deadline. Wouldn't it be a good idea to have an online advanced university with full lectures and intractability? I'm talking about graduate level scientific coursework. I feel like that's a niche that could be filled.
As for the role of student interaction and encouragement, I always studied alone anyway. I think the development of my own ability to self-start will be enough.
I should also note, in response to other comments, that there's no way I could do this if none of it had anything to do with my current field, at least not yet. All of my classes were chosen to be supplementary to what I do now. Otherwise, I would totally include "Digital Poetry". (It's on the list!)