Distance Education Courses and Universities

List of Top Online Universities offering Online Courses through Distance Learning

Top Online Universities and Online Colleges

The ten of the very best online universities according to quality of online program and online experience are : 1. DeVry University 2. University of Phoenix 3. George Washington University 4. Strayer University 5. Walden University 6. Villanova University 7. Kaplan University 8. Ashford University 9. Axia College Online 10. Ellis College Online.

According to the author, Fred DiUlus, the CEO & Founder of Global Academy Online, Inc., the number one school, the University of London, is the best distance and online university in the world. Phoenix is the best online provider in America." He credits their success and being the largest university in North America to providing instructors who are respected and among the best scholar practitioners in higher education.

Top Universities With Free Courses Online -

  1. UC Berkeley - Berkeley offers podcasts and webcasts of amazing professors lecturing. Each course has an RSS feed so you can track each new lecture.
  2. MIT Open Courseware - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is ranked 7th nationally in the United States. They have notes in PDF format along with tests
  3. Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative - The courses are basically ebooks in a frame-based easy to use navigation system with an occasional powerful interactive Java Applet for practice and testing.
  4. Utah State OpenCourseWare
  5. Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health offers health based lecture notes and assigments.

Top 10 Online Universities for earning an associate degree, bachelor's degree, or even an advanced degree such as a master's of business administration or a Ph.D.

1. University of Phoenix Online UOP Online has one of the best reputations in the world of online education. Among the most popular are business, criminal justice, education, nursing, and technology. 2. DeVry University Online - Master's degree programs are offered in areas including Technology, Business Administration, and Public Services 3. At Walden University - earn a variety of degrees in management, education, psychology, business, and health and human services. 4. Kaplan University offers a variety of programs online including criminal justice, technology and design, health care, and paralegal studies. 5. Westwood College Online You can custom design your own degree at Westwood College Online. Westwood College Online offers you the opportunity to study in a number of fields including business, technology, design, and criminal justice. 6. AIU Online The programs AIU offers include information technology, visual communications, criminal justice, and business administration. 7. University Alliance Online You can take courses to earn degrees in fields such as accounting, business, human resources, criminal justice, nursing, technology, and project management. 8. Colorado Tech Online Among the many degrees you may earn at Colorado Tech Online are the master's of business administration, as well as degrees in information security management, information technology management, project management, and criminal justice. 9. Ellis College Online you can earn degrees in fields as various as math and physics, business, human resources, and technology, just to name a few. 10. Kennedy Western University you can earn a bachelor's degree, or advanced degrees including doctoral degrees in a variety of fields, including criminal justice, technology, business, and health.

JIU is One of the First American Online Universities to Be Included on Exclusive Global List --(Business Wire)-- Jones International University(R) (JIU(R)), is one of five American universities that have made the top ten list for the first time in the 5th Edition of THE BEST & WORST IN ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS August 2008 publication. Jones International University, the first fully online accredited(1) university in the United States is one of the first American online institution to join other world recognized leaders in online education, including the University of London and University of Southern Queensland to name a few.

  1. Aakers College Online
  2. AIU Online
  3. A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
  4. American Sentinel University
  5. Argosy University Online
  6. Aspen University
  7. Ashford University
  8. Azusa Pacific University
  9. Baker College Online
  10. Bellevue University
  11. Benedictine University
  12. Boston University
  13. Boise State University
  14. Bryant Stratton College
  15. California State University
  16. Capella University
  17. Central Florida College
  18. Champlain College Online
  19. Concord Law School
  20. DePaul University
  21. DeVry University Online
  22. Drexel University Online
  23. Eastern Kentucky University
  24. Everglades University
  25. Fielding Graduate University
  26. Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences
  27. Florida Metropolitan University Online
  28. Franklin Pierce University
  29. Franklin University
  30. George Washington University
  31. Grand Canyon University
  32. Graceland University
  33. Herzing College
  34. Hodges University
  35. Indiana Business College
  36. Jones International University
  37. Kaplan University
  38. Keiser University
  39. Loyola University
  40. Marylhurst University
  41. McKinley College
  42. Minnesota School of Business
  43. Mountain State University
  44. New England College
  45. Northcentral University
  46. Northeastern University
  47. Norwich University
  48. Nova Southeastern University
  49. Penn Foster College
  50. Polytechnic University
  51. Post University Online
  52. Rasmussen College
  53. Regis University
  54. Saint Leo University
  55. Salem International University
  56. South University
  57. Stonecliffe College Online
  58. Strayer University Online
  59. University of Liverpool
  60. Tiffin University
  61. Touro University International
  62. UMassOnline
  63. University of Cincinnati
  64. University of Delaware
  65. University of Florida
  66. University of Maryland University College
  67. University of Nebraska at Kearney
  68. University of Phoenix
  69. Upper Iowa University
  70. Utica College
  71. Vermont College of Union Institute & University
  72. Villanova University
  73. Virginia College Online
  74. Walden University
  75. West Virginia University
  76. Western Governors University
  77. Winston-Salem State University
  78. Worcester Polytechnic Institute