In this article (link below) by Steve Kolowich, the author asserts: “…the number of students taking at least one online course grew substantially for the ninth straight year,… However, belief among academic deans and faculty that the quality of online education is at least as good as the face-to-face alternative continues to grow in grudgingly small increments, says the survey.” As if the fact that more people are enrolling in online courses is itself evidence that online courses are of high quality, and that it is only a matter of time until deans and faculty become aware of this truth. This is sort of like saying people are eating a lot of fast food and it is only a matter of time until nutritionist come around and start calling it healthy.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/09/survey-shows-online-enrollments-have-boomed-doubts-about-online-quality-persist
