That may be overstating the point but here's the article Future of higher education lies in distance learning - The Red and Black : News: distance learning, higher education, uga, university, college
“ “Where you may see distance education have more of an impact is on your non-traditional students. The people who have gone to college and coming back to go to college, or maybe they’re older and they’re working full-time and they’re trying to get a degree on the side, those types of things. So for them, convenience is going to be more important for a degree, and having an opportunity to take classes when they want online could be a big advantage,” Toutkoushian said. “ Isn’t that stating the obvious? :smile:
Right. I'm on the board of a B&M school (that has a growing DL program). The board was told just a few weeks ago that "DL is plateauing."