Online education: Helping make college affordable - John Eger, UT San Diego

The California Senate introduced legislation last month that could reshape higher education by requiring the state’s public colleges and universities to give credit for online courses. The Senate’s concerns surely include some basic facts: The cost of getting a college degree is no longer affordable to most young people, and even if they can afford college, they cannot get the general education courses they need to progress in their academic career. Major problems to be sure. Allowing students to learn when and where it is most convenient for them is extremely attractive. Given the widespread availability of technology, it is not surprising that the “cyberschool” approach is fast becoming ordinary and acceptable at high schools and colleges in America, Europe and in other developed nations. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/30/college-online-costs/