Really? How so?

Online degrees are offered through most of the world's most prestigious universities. The same instructors who teach in the classroom also proffer online instruction and courses, using the same texts, same assignments, and same grading structure.

You seem to have a bone to pick with online training. Do you suppose something magical happens if someone plains their ass in a seat to read the text, as opposed to doing so 2,000 miles away in a hotel room? Aside from online training requiring a considerably higher level of discipline and dedication to balance an education against other life demands, what is it that you think diminishes either an online education or one in-situ as a resident, by a university offering online training? Have you ever taken an online university class? Would you know?