As someone who worked as a remote intern one summer, I'd be interested in hearing why you think that.
It helped that the company had a very Campfire-heavy culture, but I don't think the experience would have been too much better for either side if I had been onsite.
I have been also a intern a remote intern and was a complete success, I also participated two times in Google Summer of Code and I learn tons of things.
It helped that the company had a very Campfire-heavy culture, but I don't think the experience would have been too much better for either side if I had been onsite.