Speaking from the point-of-view of someone who already has a bachelor's degree, I have found it hard completing free online classes — the majority of the time I just scan through the lecture notes and assignments. On the other hand, my dad (who has two master's) has worked through almost a dozen MIT courses — and normally reads through the accompanying textbooks.
The one course I found truly useful was Stanford's iOS course (it really is one of the best iTunes U courses available). Other than that, I'm much more likely to watch a single lecture (think TED or Stanford's lecture series on YouTube) than a whole course.
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Speaking from the point-of-view of someone who already has a bachelor's degree, I have found it hard completing free online classes — the majority of the time I just scan through the lecture notes and assignments. On the other hand, my dad (who has two master's) has worked through almost a dozen MIT courses — and normally reads through the accompanying textbooks.
The one course I found truly useful was Stanford's iOS course (it really is one of the best iTunes U courses available). Other than that, I'm much more likely to watch a single lecture (think TED or Stanford's lecture series on YouTube) than a whole course.