It seems that Google+ doesn't have any kind of group feature. Is there a reason we're not using Facebook, instead? They have the largest user base, and a group feature where we could have discussions.
Basically someone asked if anyone has a google+ account and a few people responded and I linked to the google+ thread, which was basically a "oh look at this shiny new thing" discussion. Perhaps just make an old fashion google group (lots and lots of people have gmail, dosen't need to be your real name like g+ or fb)?
I'm sure there is plenty of specialized stuff for this as well though, I'm afriad I'm not familiar with it though. I think there was some discussion on "what to use for a study group" here.
Stanford has decided to offer a few classes online, for free. These include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The classes include videos of the same lectures that the Stanford students received, quizzes, homework, and exams that are graded automatically. They start on October 10.
I'm guessing that more than a few LWers will sign up for these. How many people would like to form a study group? Should we just have a discussion thread for it, or is there a better option?