Not that a conventional distance school can automatically transform itself into a virtual university. Converting existing hardcopy into electronic format and making it available through a browser is not online education. Good support is important. In online education, you need to provide opportunities for similar activities through e-mail, mailing lists, chats, newsgroups and bulletin boards. A few institutions are totally online.
Students have access to tutors to answer questions.
They write all their essays and tests online. Both schools welcome international students. Students of USQOnline, he says, have the same assignments and lecturers, and receive the same degree certificate as on-campus students. Of course, the online student must have his own computer and a fast Net connection. The occasional hardware and software glitches can also be frustrating.