1. solve the accreditation problem (either by alternative means of accreditation that would be accepted by employers , or by changing college accreditation rules).

2. improving the social element in online learning, to make it comparable or better than social element in offline learning.

3. today , knowledge is much more externalized. computer libraries and tools , outsourcing/crowd-sourcing , search engines and online communities enable this. it will probably become more externalized. does this require a different learning process ?

4. self learning is important. how do you teach people the skills to effectively self-learn ?

5. in many tasks today, the barriers to performance are not knowledge but psychological(things like motivation , concentration , attention to details , etc). is it the place of higher education to teach those ?