January 15, 2013, New York Times
I read with interest an article in The Times about online college courses a couple of Sundays ago. Prompted by a rather roundabout turn of events, I recently took a business course online.
I left college quite some time ago, in 1986, and started my business immediately afterward. At various points over the years, I have contemplated going back to school but never took the time to do it. I was too busy, the courses were too expensive, and I didn’t see any need for an enhanced credential — I had already risen as far as anyone can go in my company. An M.B.A. seemed like it might be interesting, but not worth the time and effort. Fast forward to July of this year, when I picked up the phone and found myself speaking to a potential client, who, it turned out, was an office manager for Coursera, the online education company...
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