Where is online education headed? Where do you see online learning in five years?

I know this has nothing to do with Ethics in education.  But I was wondering in which direction we as educators are headed and for what purpose.

Maybe the question to ask is where are we headed with online education.

E-learning interests me as an educator due to recent budget cuts in education.  It is an easier and cheaper form of professional development for educators and other professionals.  But some students honestly enjoy the human interaction found in the classroom because they like getting immediate feedback on inquires and then asking follow up questions and then it might take a visual representation on a chalk board to explain a concept.  I understand that this can all be found online but online learning also takes a certain type of person – one who is internally motivated and enthusiastic about learning that may not necessarily need the classroom experience.  Personally speaking I am taking free online courses through https://www.coursera.org/  They offer online courses from top universities free to everyone. I believe that this is the future of education and where it is headed: Free and Online.

What classes are you taking or have taken online?  With which resources are you using or used to complete those classes?  I would like to know what is informative, popular and easy to use out on the World of the Web.