Just saw Don Norman speak and he said most MOOC courses are way too long and lose most of their students. Seemed like a reasonable design critique.
I wonder about the design choice of commencing a week before Christmas.
Not a terrible choice. Most people are free from school and work around this time. With the course being short, it should be doable during the holiday break.
Mea culpa for the "ATM machine" error with "MOOC courses."