Distance learning courses are an important way of meeting society's needs for more flexible ways of educating and training a modern work force. Supporting students at a distance raises new and interesting questions. Of particular interest to the TEEODE project were the methods of assessment and evaluation employed by the various providers of distance learning courses. The aim of the TEEODE project was to develop a representative survey of the models of assessment an evaluation used by institutions supporting distance learning. This survey endeavoured to cover all fifteen members of the European Union. The specific chapter present the story and the features of the italian case, with reference to the universities consortiums, postgraduate courses, vocational training courses.