Bet that got your attention.  Point is, how many adult learners are going to opt for the free, online, laid out in its entirety, Harvard-MIT Electronics 101 carrying a “Certificate of Mastery,” expecially when the alternative is paying a thousand or two or more in tuition to commute over fifteen weeks to a similarly-titled course at “Local U.” which, even if it lives up to its one-paragraph catalog description, will likely be taught by a part-time adjunct instead of an Ivy League star.  Read about this future at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/education/harvard-and-mit-team-up-to-offer-free-online-courses.html