While I was away in Cleveland, I noted that there was a commercial speaking about a new initiative for students to be in "online" school. Here is the website: http://www.vcslearn.org/. While I think that there are benefits to interacting with people in real settings, there are also some good things that might arise from these types of situations. I think that this, in particular, maybe just the ticket to changing how people view work hours and the work day. If one can be effectively working from a home, then buildings for interacting with others may, at some point, become somewhat obsolete--along with the expectations for being in an office from 8-5. Clearly, this has already started with regard to stock markets and industries that have become multinational. As for drawbacks, I see that this type of model may have a homogenizing effect in that that focuses on the teachings by/for one particular instructor. Along with this is that fact that there may be less teachers required for the future; I wonder how this may affect the future of colleges and universities that may eventually go in this direction. Of course, for some fields, (like my own of molecular biology), one has to be in an area that has the infrastructure to support the work. However, in the case of earning other degrees, like MBAs, this is not the case.