ABSTRACT
This chapter’s objective is to provide a foundation for understanding the application of distance learning and its importance in higher education. I will be sharing information, experiences, concepts, and ideas about distance learning, using the Virtual University as a basis for many of these discussions. It is both an honor and an important responsibility to expound upon the development of distance learning at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) over the past 11 years, an evolution that has led to arguably one of the most important achievements in the history of this great university.
