The good news is that once Google gets bored of this then any college credits earned should still be valid because the credits are backed by ASU. Google is only the delivery and distribution partner.

FTA: "This credit can then be used at any of the hundreds of institutions that accept credits from ASU."

While historically colleges and universities might have been concerned about that, they gave up on that business model many decades ago. The modern business model of colleges and universities is to provide a dating network comprised of similarly-aged, like-minded people who all reside in close proximity to each other.

While services like Tinder could pose some threat to that, I think you'll find that such services have only served to enhance that college network by providing greater discoverability within that network. The "all reside in close proximity to each other" feature offered by colleges is an important feature. The reality is that most people aren't otherwise going to travel cross-country to find their match. These Tinder-like services haven't figured out how to solve for that part on their own, leaning heavily on proximity that already exists.

So, I don't think there is any immediate threat on the horizon for colleges and universities.

"They spelled their name mostly correctly. Clearly they pass."

https://developer.android.com/courses/android-basics-compose...

Lecture and talk is cheap. Talking with a microphone to a wall of students even cheaper. Youtube is the cheapest.

Otoh, studio time, tools, materials. A vastly stronger sauce, but much more expensive.