Models for structuring an online university exist, ranging from the ambitious Western Governors University, which exists solely online, to distance education offerings from traditional universities such as the New School for Social Research. The Chronicle of Higher Education article "Western Governors U. Takes Shape as a New Model for Higher Education" at chronicle.com/data/articles.dir/art-44.dir/ issue-22.dir/
22a02101.htm outlines the scope of Western Governors University and discusses the challenges such an enterprise faces. You can visit the University's Web site at www.wgu.edu/wgu/index.html (formerly www.westgov.org/smart/vu/vu.html). More traditional universities offering online education include California Virtual University at www.california.edu/; DIAL-The New School's Cyberspace Campus at www.dialnsa.edu/home.html; and University of California Berkeley Online at learn.berkeley.edu (formerly www.learn.berkeley.edu). Magellan University at www.magellan.edu (formerly magellan.edu/magellan/default.htm) focuses only on calculus, differential equations, and preparation for MCSE certification. National Technological University at www.ntu.edu/ also has a relatively narrow focus, offering degree, certificate, and non-credit courses in engineering, computer science, information systems, and other technical areas. Capella University at www.CapellaUniversity.edu (formerly The Graduate School of America) offers degree programs in education, human services, organization and management, and communications technology. For more information read The Virtual University: The Internet and Resource Based Learning by Howard Freeman, Tom Routen, Daxa Patel, Steve Ryan, and Bernard Scott (Stylus Pub Lic, 1998).