&gt; You had a fair amount of their time allocated for you solely and more of that time for your class.<p>Talking (and not teaching) to 200 ppl over 2 hours is not time allocation to &quot;me&quot;. That is something I could watch without the presence of the teacher. There is no added value in this case compared to any MOOC class.<p>University courses should follow the possibilities what technology has to offer and focus on really teaching. The rest can be watched at home.<p>&gt; Now, it was 100% your responsibility to extort all the bleeding edge knowledge from them.<p>Yes, 18 yrs old kids have the power and character to chase and force teachers without a backfire. You might be such character, but not everyone is such persuasive as you, yet they can be a great scientist.