Completar frases 284-testVersión en línea 284-test por Farhad Key 1 volume said fierce attendance temptation bursting attended acknowledge past academic revolution Remember when universities were at the seams with students sitting in the aisles , balancing books on their knees ? No more , it seems . E - learning is as likely to stand for empty lecture theatres as for the internet , which has greatly increased the and range of course materials available online in the five years . " The now is to simply think , 'Everything will be online so I don't need to go to class' , " Dr Kerri - Lee Krause , of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne . The nation's universities are in the process of opening the doors for the new year and , while classes are generally well for the early weeks , it often does not last . " There is concern at the university level about student dropping and why students are not coming to lectures , " Dr Krause said . But lecturers' pride - and competition among universities for students - mean few are willing to publicly how poorly attended many classes are .