Technology is at the center of much of the turbulence in our times. It will also be among the solutions
that help us weather this period. The Internet has permeated every aspect of society and commerce by its
ubiquity, and it has changed the world of higher education. Online and blended (partially online and partially face-to-face) learning are changing the way instruction is provided in this country. More than
six million students or approximately one-third of the higher education population enrolled in fully online
college courses in 2010 [1].