Télé-université was established as a higher school by letters patent under the great seal, under decree 264-92 issued on February 26, 1992.

On October 26, 2005, its letters patent were transferred to the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), to which it was attached.

Since the fall of 2014, TÉLUQ University has been offering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

Support format includes paper, DVDs, and Web sites (using content management tools such as SPIP).

Teams include research assistants, associate designers, education science specialists, proof readers and other edition staff.