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It's loading data into registers, and then performing operations on the registers. It feels like a turning machine changing state over time.
Coursera seems like bunch of interesting courses put together, rather than structured degree thing.
I think this is because universities see coursera as way increase its reputation with the public rather an alternative to university lectures.
I think online is capable of delivering hard courses, not to is giving it a disservice.
Courses should not be "watered down". They should be as hard as they are at top universities, other wise they will lose credibility.
Do primer courses, leading on to the harder courses if you have to.
This revolution should be used to make high-end knowledge available to everyone who seeks it, not to water-down that knowledge. I want online courses, but good ones which are comparable to top courses.