Ray Schroeder's Fueling Online Learning blog."This blog is to chronicle a linkage between the rising cost of transportation - notably cars and public mass transit - and the rising interest in online and blended learning."
I wonder aloud whether the price of gas is that much of a factor. Instead, does the price of gas give voice to the overall trend toward the juggling student - working, family and struggling to do a bunch of things? When it all shakes out, the older truism that bad economic times drives students to higher education is probably the real causal factor. Gas prices - yes - clearly a factor - but more as a great excuse for the types of individuals who are ripe for change and less as the cause for growth in online learning. Let's wait a year and see if the growth in online learning changes and if it ties to increased gas prices (i.e. shaky economic situation).
