MOOCs keep failing because they lack the accountability that makes formal education work
dioscuri · x · 2026-10-29
Quoting a thread on why MOOCs failed, dioscuri argues formal education works largely because of the "formal" part: accountability structures, classmates you want to see, and teachers you don't want to disappoint — all needed to push completion rates above 10%. The quoted author adds she took many MOOCs but lost interest in lecture videos, switching to just reading syllabi.
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