I was recently reading an article in a small-town newspaper titled, "Gas costs may drive students online". The percentage increase of higher education students taking courses online was shocking!

 At a Front Range Community College, this summer more students were enrolled in online courses than enrolled as full-time commuter students. At the University of Colorado at Boulder, enrollment in online courses was up 20% from last summer. I also noticed that many businesses are offering meetings and other correspondances via the web. 

It is not clear if this rise in online education is directly related to the rise in gas prices. Some students did say, however, that enrolling in online classes will save them about $50/week. And already, Colorado State University is launching a new online degree program called "Global Campus" to help students coap with rising gas prices.

It is fascinating to see how the world is forced to change. I wonder how much this will affect our current education model?

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