Most of distance learning program in the US is for the students who work during daytime and live in their hometown but want to have further education in a better school and to get a degree.

Versus, Supercourse is designed to support professors in higher education who teach medicine or public health. Supercourse lectures can be used by students but it’s not a degree program.

Distance learning usually requires highbandwidth network equipment, but Supercourse requires low bandwidth minimum hardware/software equipments.

Distance learning is quite domestic. Most of programs are designed for domestic student not for international students. Supercourse is designed for global utilization. The content is also in a global health perspective.

Most importantly, distance learning is very expensive to develop. Tuition fee is also very high.