Distance learning universities are spin-offs of the old-school correspondence courses, which even at the onset had attracted interested participants. Thus, the Internet and offers of online educational courses are more than welcome since they are far more advanced in terms of technology. It cannot be helped, however, that some find it difficult to determine, which type of e-learning to choose as terminologies vary from online degrees to distance learning to web-based universities. The information herein will help in clearing-out some of the confusion.