Well man I am taking online courses from AU, from Home. The difference is that the information is alot more hunting then telling you what you need to know. And also you don't get the benfit of knowing your professor which helps a ton. Most of the infomation on my online course are given through a School Forum like Blackbloard or Webct. Another big pain is getting a proctor to montior your exams. But other than that it great and gives me a lot more flexibitly then I would normally have.