There needs to be an assessment of whether the costs of distance education outweigh the benefits. There needs to be an assessment of whether distance education is really the kind of education businesses want from employees. My sense is that accreditors overrate the interest business has in these graduates. Distance education is problematic from a cost standpoint.
Technology changes constantly, and keeping up to speed costs money.
Lots and lots of money, in some cases. Talking face to face, on the other hand, is cheaper and usually faster because you can cover more topics more quickly. Nobody would seriously consider distance education an option for their children. It's what you do when you can't do the real thing. Unless you don't mind leading a very entrepreneurial, freelance sort of existence, it's not a good route to take.