What courses would you like to see on Sophia/SDC/etc?

[eLearner]

That's kind of my point. If it's for Gen Eds, how does that make them money over what they are currently offering as Gen Eds?
(As for radiology, I was thinking more along the lines of certification for radiotherapy or radiography, which you can get with an associate's degree--and the people going for certification sign up to get the courses through those associate's and certification programs, not from Sophia. That's why I'm saying it doesn't make economic sense for them. They would be creating a new course for little new income relative to other new courses they could offer.)

How it would make them money is a good question, but it's beyond the scope of customer knowledge and concern. With the question of the thread asking what courses we would like to see, the only answers we can offer are the courses we would like to see. The rest is up to the school to research and determine which courses would be viable within their business model.

With regard to relevance, we have to look at this a bit deeper. A lot if not all of the courses on that list are courses one would take in medical school, but they are also offered outside of medical school as single courses in the United States at a number of schools. The same can be said for nursing school with regard to the courses places like Sophia and Straighterline already offer. 

Med school prep programs also offer the courses I listed. It's highly unlikely that the courses I listed will transfer to most medical schools, and most may not even accept them as prereqs, although some have. But that's not the purpose of taking them in this format for these low prices. One would take them to gain valuable foundational knowledge of the basic sciences which will help them better transition.

What I'm getting at by saying allllll of that, is there is already a market for those courses since other schools already offer them and have been for a while, but not usually all in one place, and for certainly way more money than Sophia charges. Sophia's much lower price point, flexibility, and easier accessibility might attract more healthcare preppers looking for a block of courses that will help them get ready.

In short, all we can do is ask and leave it to the school to decide.

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Sophia already has touchstones in a number of their courses, multiple in Touchstones aren't student recorded videos. Not even close. CPR is VERY hands on. If one can't do it properly, what is the point in taking the course?

Yes, of course first-aid's hands-on component is critically important, but that can be said about many courses in healthcare and science. Yet, they're still offered online. For the purpose of basic knowledge or a refresher, the course can be useful. I'd rather a person took that course and learned something they may be able to use in a pinch instead of having no knowledge at all. But as Jonathan pointed out, there is a physical component required.

I also think a virtual lab would be great for that, too. So many scenarios could be worked in.