I wonder what is hidden behind the phrase &quot;the college partnerships failed&quot;.<p>I took some great courses on Udacity, Coursera, and edX back in the days when they regularly offered amazing comprehensive college courses for free.<p>They do still offer free courses. However, it seems that the atmosphere of free accessible education is somehow lost, with the advent of the &quot;specializations&quot; and &quot;nanodegrees&quot; and the like. Or maybe I just got older and more cynical, I&#x27;m not sure.