Online law schools exist already. So do courses and degrees in many other fields. Some people have characterized online education as a revolution. Lectures have been offered through television, video or radio, and snail-mail has taken care of necessary communication. Coming from Norway, a country of few inhabitants and remote areas, distance learning was and is a necessary means education, not a money seeking industry digging into the pockets of others.
Distance learning enables people to study at home, to save time and money.
Compromising the format without compromising the content. Quite the same arguments Taylor and Allen proudly presented when showing off their newborn. The most distinct feature of Internet education is interactivity. The Internet allows for immediate communication between the teacher and her students and among the students. It is almost like a classroom, albeit a mere psychical, not physical presence.