Online Education in the Future - Trends and Technologies for E-Learning
Virtual Schools Across America: Trends in K-12 online Education, 2002
Unexploited Resources of Online Education for Democracy - Why the Future Should Belong to OpenCourseWare
Thirty-two Trends Affecting Distance Education
Rationale, Causes, Politics and Trends in Online Education

Politics of Online Education

National Education Technology Plan (a must read!)
No Child Left Behind Desktop Reference
NACOL Will Champion Online Learning
Online Teaching, Online Learning: A Cost Effective Choice for States?
Barriers To Online Teaching In Post-Secondary Institutions
National Education Association 
North American Council for Online Learning

Criticisms of Online Education

Key Features of Good Online Resources
Online Teaching:  Problems and Solutions
Online Teaching in an Online World