I'm really sorry if this is a ridiculous question, but um. I recently came across a couple of *online* Jewish conversion courses, for those who don't live near synagogues and/or would have no means of attending to physical spaces (which is my case at least for now with my living conditions). I wanted to know just how... valid it is to convert through those? one of the rabbis has over 40 years of experience, so it sounds serious. idk. I'm just concerned because I don't want to invade any spaces.

What do y'all think about online courses for Judaism? The one I saw had video group chats for discussion and cost $400. Cons: suspicious, expensive, less immersive. Pros: Convenient; may help me learn more about if Judaism suits me rather than pining while waiting for a conversion program; local synagogue doesn't have a convert course cos it's tiny, maybe they'll accept outside learning and I just have to do services/participation?