I just ran across this today, if anyone is interested, there is going to be a MOOC on coursera for learning basic German, and one for learning basic conversational Chinese:

https://www.coursera.org/course/deutsch
https://www.coursera.org/course/hy

one from the Canvas network on Spanish
https://www.canvas.net/courses/cada-dia-...versations

This one, while not directly language related, looks like it would be useful in anyone who aims to be an autodidact:
https://www.coursera.org/course/learning

The course about how to learn sounds extremely interesting.

Thank you for the link.