I&#x27;m similar to you - only went to University for 1 year when I was 20 just to get on a placement, where I showed enough aptitude in programming to get taken on permanently. That year was awful, being taught by professors who knew less than me, and would only teach COBOL as &quot;that&#x27;s what you&#x27;ll be using for your entire career&quot;<p>My partner is the most intelligent woman i&#x27;ve met, and she&#x27;s very senior at a decent Uni in England - she teaches staff and PHDs how to teach, and gives keynote speeches around the world in this.<p>Even SHE knows the University system is fucked. For her, it won&#x27;t be replaced by MOOCs, though they will be part of the mix.<p>Her Uni have got a (semi-secret) plan to amalgamate professional quals like a Cisco CCNA for example into the credit path for a &#x27;normal&#x27; degree. The idea, long term, is to have learning as a lifelong thing, as opposed to something you do when you&#x27;re young and can&#x27;t be arsed. Eventually the government would give credits to people in work who&#x27;ve paid their dues so they can do courses relevant to them and universities would be open all hours.<p>I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;ll work out, but we can only dream...