Why Is Online Learning Seeing a Surge in Popularity? - Joseph Bednar, Business West

This year marks the 15th consecutive year of growth in what’s known as online, or distance, learning at U.S. colleges and universities. But a newer trend is seeing students fresh out of high school — not just the working adults that have dominated the online-learning world — logging on as well. At a time of changing demographics in higher education, area schools that have embraced the distance model simply say they’re meeting students where they want to be. http://businesswest.com/blog/why-is-online-learning-seeing-a-surge-in-popularity/