Would you rather sit in a traditional college classroom or learn distantly and on-the-go (podcasts, audiobooks, webinars, mentor programs)?

Education comes in different varieties. Technology has created more. I remember doing my first two years of engineering school with a slip stick (slide rule). Then my Dad purchased a piece of magic; the HP-35 calculator from his "Jewish Connection" for half price. It was a game changer. The webinar, distance, extension, etc. methods can provide value, but you have to realize direct contact is important in many cases. Same applies to the business world. Human nature wants to see the look in another's eyes, have interactive discussions of which language/word is only half of it. So for me, the answer to what method/venue is "it depends". I'm leaving for a US Soccer meeting in Chicago tomorrow. The dynamic is just as important as the material. You can't see that on a monitor. You also get the benefit of the sidebars, and yes, the bar after. I took my MS program from USC in Silverdale, WA. What made it better than a classroom down there was the classes were made up of middle managers. It just wasn't theory. The professors competed to get the opportunity to teach there because the class wasn't young grad students that only knew some book learning.

Me personally, I prefer to be in a classroom type environment. Even more so I prefer bootcamps as the one on one time with instructors is better. This is of course when dealing with cybersecurity as there are lots of times when I would like to be able to get more information on the fly or on a sidebar.

I've seen American campuses recently, at least those in California that my children attended. Not impressed. I've taken distance education classes from Hillsdale College. Very impressed.