Yes :( Unfortunately, a lot of politicians and administrators figure MOOCs are best targeted at the classes that have vast herds of students coming through, like remedial math and writing, rather than those little upper-level classes for advanced students (that profs love to teach!). But you can see the problem: the major predictor for success in a MOOC is study skills + maturity. The major predictor for being in a remedial math class? The lack of effective study skills. If these kids had great math self-teaching ability, they would have taught themselves out of remedial math a while ago (like half the kids in calculus).