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Direct linkMeyer, Katrina A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2009
Distance education in its many forms had been around for decades, but the Western Governors University (WGU) was arguably the first "virtual university" (VU) in the United States, or at least the first VU that gained widespread attention from the press and public. After the governors in the Western Governors Association announced they would create…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Virtual Universities, Institutional Research, Educational Research
