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PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations), one of the world’s first computers for teaching and learning was created in 1960 and subsequently Many modern concepts in multi-user educational computing were created at Illinois, such as: discussion forums, message boards, online testing, e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, remote screen sharing, and multiplayer games.
1995 was the first year Illinois offered a fully online course
72,385 enrollments in Illinois online courses AY18, up 25% from AY17 and 71% from AY16
94 online degree and certificate program options from 10 different academic colleges.
3,200,000 learners in Illinois Massive, Open, Online Courses (MOOCs) from over 100 different countries
4.5 / 5.0 average MOOC course rating
First university in the world to offer a MOOC-based degree with Coursera
84% of Illinois winter online students felt the quality of interaction they had with their instructors was the same as or better than that in most face-to-face courses they have taken.
Launched in 1996, the School of Information Sciences’ online LEEP program, which offers a Master’s of Library and Information Science and is ranked #1 in the United States, was the university’s first fully online program
11,874 enrollments in Illinois online Summer courses, up 19% from AY17
617 online courses offered in AY17
Number of online degrees
- 40 (39 Graduate, 1 Undergraduate)
  - Business - 2 (Both Coursera)
  - Engineering - 9 (1 Coursera)
  - ACES - 4
  - Education - 15
  - LAS - 4
  - LER - 1
  - iSchool - 2
  - AHS - 1
  - Social Work - 1
  - Media - 1
Number of online certificates
- 48 (43 Graduate, 5 Undergraduate)
  - Business - 1 (Coursera)
  - Engineering - 15
  - ACES - 4
  - Education - 15 (1 Coursera)
  - LAS - 3
  - LER - 1
  - iSchool - 1
  - AHS - 3
  - Social Work - 0
  - Media - 5