It's not for everybody.

This is one area of interest where we have not made an in-depth
research study. Universities continue to grow their online offerings in
order to compete with for-profit universities. Classroom courses are
sometimes canceled in favor of offering the same course online to open
class space or to reduce overhead costs. In some cases, students are
unable to find a required course offered in a traditional classroom
setting due to this structural shift in course scheduling.

Interestingly, I have seen several articles on the Chronicle of Higher
Education web site that describe the acceptability of online courses to
students. For example, one student complained that they had no option
other than to take online courses. Some students just want to be in a
class with other people or they actually feel that they are missing
something by not having access to late night study groups, group
projects, etc -- Another student did not want to take an online class
because it's just doesn't fit into her learning style. Some online
students become disillusioned with online offerings and head back into
the classroom.

Many advocates of online coursework say that distance courses are
rigorous. In many cases, this is quite correct, they are more difficult
than a classroom course but what is unclear is whether the experience
is better. Anyway, the following link leads to an article written by a
LaGuan Fuse, a student whose expectations of a college education were
somewhat different than what he found at his university. 

LaGuan Fuse