University of Ill. virtual campus flounders

by E Wayne Ross on September 26, 2008

AP: University of Ill. virtual campus flounders

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — An $8.9 million online campus launched by the University of Illinois nine months ago has had disappointing enrollment and fewer course offerings than expected, but the man who created it isn’t giving up.

Instead, University of Illinois President Joseph White said he wants to turn the school’s Global Campus into an independent, accredited university to speed up development of degree programs.