And online education more generally will become mainstream in 5.
Ultimately, the ascent of online education into the realms of universal respectability will mirror that of other industries — like banking or credit cards, for instance — that when faced resistance transitioning to a web model. And once it happens, we won’t consider it.
It’s just too logical and lucrative an option for too many of us. In fact, I’d venture to guess that soon, all traditional U.S. universities will offer a web option. As more success stories emerge, and if the value of attending a four-year physical university doesn’t decrease — if it doesn’t, half of the American colleges are going to be bankrupt in 10 years — this model may even become the norm.
