To successfully compete with the Ivy league, onlines will have to provide a way for their students to signal two things:<p>1) I&#x27;m the kind of person who <i>can</i> pay larger amounts of money than most for an education.<p>2) I know and am known by lots of people who fit into the group described by #1.<p>Until that happens I don&#x27;t think any ivy covered bricks are coming tumbling down any time soon.