Distance learning just got a bit more wierd. Donald Trump, 'The Donald,' has just launched his own online "self-directed" distance learning courses. Here's the story from BusinessWeek.

With business schools around the country using Donald Trump's reality TV vehicle The Apprentice as a teaching tool, perhaps it was just a matter of time before The Donald cut out the middleman. On May 23, the real estate mogul formally launched Trump University -- a foray into the fast-growing field of online education. Courses are expected to begin as early as Thursday, May 25.

Trump U. won't be offering degrees, or even classes in the traditional sense. Instead, the plan is to provide short, focused lessons in specific subjects that emphasize practice over theory. The first three courses available to students, at the price of $300 apiece, are introductions to real estate, marketing, and entrepreneurship.