You must go online or risk being left behind in the Internet Age, they are warned. You will lose your best students and professors to Net-savvy competitors.
Online teaching makes it possible to reach unlimited numbers.
You can earn more income from tuition and other fees just when governments are cutting your budget. A compelling case, and universities should listen to the Netpreneurs. Up to a point. The danger is that for-profit businesses that are revolutionizing the way we buy books, videos and groceries may turn education into an online commodity too. That is why Asia's universities must climb aboard the Internet wagon for the right reasons.