Give online courses the old college try - Los Angeles Times Editorial

A California bill to allow the first 50 such courses takes pains to do things the right way.Online courses could open worthwhile classes at California's public colleges to thousands more students, or they could undermine the reputation of our widely admired public higher-education system. As the state embarks on its first foray into offering such courses for credit on a large scale, it's intriguing to think about virtual classrooms and the opportunities they present. Online courses could make a fine education possible even for students who cannot travel to a campus easily or attend class at a specific time. They could allow a professor to reach many more students with each lecture. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/18/opinion/la-ed-online-courses-20130318