"Virtual University" is a product of the Internet age. It is a creation of humanity to adapt to digital existence. The development history of the virtual university is the history of interaction between education and media. The virtual university generally refers to a kind of new higher education organization network based on the Internet

supported by various media technologies and centered on learners. The function of the virtual university is embodied in bridging the development gap between higher education and digital age with "openness" . By adopting the operation modes of "dependency"

"association"

"independence" and "integration"

the virtual university reshapes the relationship between teaching and learning and between teachers and students

extends the boundaries of class

classroom and campus

and integrates the forces of knowledge

society and media. As a new type of university

the virtual university faces many challenges in its development

such as the uneven quality of education

the new educational inequality arising from the 'digital divide’

the contradiction between knowledge commercialization and public value

the misuse and abuse of media technology and so on.