J.R.McHale

Beginning July 13th, a Coursera on-demand course [Internet Giants: The Law and Economics of Media Platforms](https://www.coursera.org/course/internetgiants) taught by [Randy Picker](http://picker.uchicago.edu) of the University of Chicago Law School. The seven topics to be explored in the course (1) Microsoft: The Desktop vs. The Internet, (2) Google Emerges and the World Responds, (3) Smartphones, (4) Network Neutrality, (5) The Day the Music Died, (6) Control over Video, and (7) The Mediated Book.

> Why do most MOOCs appear to be made on $500 budgets despite sponsorship by $$$ inc.’s and universities w/amazing student av/design talent? – [@jrmchale](https://twitter.com/jrmchale): September 6, 2014

> Related: [Why Free Online Classes Are Still the Future of Education](http://www.wired.com/2014/09/free-online-classes-still-future-education/) – Wired