Over the years work and family commitments have prevented many people from pursuing further study. Online universities have solved this problem by giving people a chance to study around these commitments and therefore improve their skills, and enhance their career options and earning potential.

Being able to deliver education online has brought a renewed interested in studying at distance learning universities, and many traditional campus-based universities are making their degrees available online. The Royal Gazette spoke to a group of working adults taking their degrees online to find out how they chose their respective universities and what it takes to be successful on the world wide web.