http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/education/colleges-adapt-online-courses-to-ease-burden.html?hp&_r=0 The New York Times announced April 30, 2013 (13.04.30) -- apparently as free advertising -- that tuition-charging universities are adapting their online courses to ease the study burden, if not also expense, on actual and potential college students not otherwise privileged to take classes on-campus, or likely to complete a degree in the allotted time required of an admitted student.