With the development of the computer technologies and the great demand on the higher education, more and more people have a desire to obtain a university degree. All the equipment for the online studying is the computer with the access to the internet. The students can live anywhere in the world and study in the university located in the US. They do not have to attend the classes according to the schedule; they arrange their timetable themselves and can study in the convenient time.

            The Online University of Phoenix is one of the oldest educational institutions, which provides the online education. The university offers the different levels of the university degree – from the bachelor’s to the doctorate degree and also a big variety of the courses and majors. After the registration in the online university the student gets the access to all the materials of the courses – textbooks, lectures, video and audio lessons, topic chats and forums etc. Some of the materials can be downloaded, others are sent trough e-mail. All the materials are in the convenient text – format, so it is very easy to perceive the received information.

         Besides, the online universities provide some additional materials to the students, such as access to the online libraries, online consultations with the teachers, interactive services and others.  The online virtual classes allow the students to communicate with each other and with the teachers. The students can discuss the interesting themes, exchange the ideas and experience.  The professors and teachers also take part in the discussions and give the recommendations.

The online educational programs are undoubtedly very convenient and flexible, because they give an opportunity to combine the career with the studying and to study in the free time. But the online students must be very self- disciplined and responsible. If the students have enough motivation and study heartily, they can complete the courses faster than the ordinary students.