George Siemans had a similar post a few weeks past. However, as I commented on his post, for most attending the University these days, there is more to the university attendence these days than learning. I have many students that live on campus even though their family lives minutes away. They are enculturated into university life which allows them to create contacts that will help them later on in life. Look at the comment that Michael Payton left on my blog.

Until online learning can recreate the social power structures that universities provide, there will always be a traditional bricks and mortar university. However, as universities begin to use the power of tools such as facebook, these alternatives may replace the traditional university for learning.