About University of Illinois Online

About U of I Online
Established in winter of 1997, the University of Illinois Online (U of I Online) is a system-wide initiative providing coordination and support to the three universities of the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield) in the area of online education and public service. Its primary goal is to increase the number of high-quality online education programs available to all prospective students in Illinois, the U.S. and around the world.
U of I Online does not admit and register students nor does it develop and deliver online courses; rather it facilitates these activities related to online education by providing the following services to the University community and to prospective students:

publishing an online catalog of all U of I online education and public service programs conducted largely or wholly over the Internet
responding to inquiries about the University's online courses and programs
helping the three universities to develop appropriate support services for off-campus students
supporting research on the effectiveness of online instruction
providing an outreach mechanism to identify and cultivate general and specialty markets for online education and public service
offering consulting and training to faculty who are developing and teaching online courses
providing oversight and ensuring University-level attention to issues of special concern to faculty, such as quality control, ownership of materials, workload, and recognition
promoting the benefits and potential of Internet-based instruction to faculty and administrators on the three universities
marketing the University System's online education programs