Distance education classes are either in an online video or live web-conference format. Both online options are semester-long with scheduled assignments and exams, but online video and live web-conference courses differ in their presentation and technical requirements.
Online video courses
These online courses feature videos of faculty lecturing on campus, and you watch the videos at your convenience. You interact with classmates and faculty via online media.
Learn more about the technical requirements for online video courses.
Currently enrolled?
To watch your videos, find a link to your course website in the online courses list.
Web-conference courses
You participate in your virtual classroom using the software Elluminate at the scheduled meeting time each week—much as you would attend a course on campus. There are no videos; everything is live. You communicate with the instructor and other students by chat or voice technology.
Learn more about the technical requirements for live web-conference courses.
Currently enrolled?
To watch your videos, find a link to your course website in the online courses list.