Here is another interesting article that gives a list of the pros and cons of online education I really like this article because both of the lists are even which shows that the author who wrote this article is not bias of online education. Definitely check out this article to see some of the listed reasons why online education can be good and why it can be bad.

http://www.topeducationdegrees.org/faq/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-an-online-education/