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 About.com Guide
to Distance Learning- A site that offers a large range of subjects relevant to distance learning. Maintained
by Kristin Hirst.
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- Accredited Distance Learning Degrees
- A commercial database of accredited distance learning degrees.
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- The Annenberg/CPB
Project'sTop Ten Distance Education Sites
- Ten links to sites containing information about the practice of distance education or
sources from which to take part in programs delivered at a distance.
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- Distance Education Clearinghouse
- A comprehensive guide from the University of Wisconsin on the field of distance
education in the United States and overseas.
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- Distance Learning on the Net
- Descriptions of distance education Web sites along with links to lead you to further
resources. Maintained by Glenn Hoyle.
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- Directory of Online Colleges,
Internet Universities, and Training Institutes
- Resources on distance learning and directories of online colleges, universities, and
training institutes from the Adult Education and Distance Learner's Resource Center.
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- Peterson's Lifelong Learning Channel
- Extensive information about online learning institutions from the publisher of respected
guides to college degrees and programs.
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- Yahoo's Distance Learning
Links
- Alphabetized links to numerous subjects as well as links to other directories of
distance learning schools.
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- Hungry Minds
- A portal offering access to credit/noncredit courses and degrees taught by a number of
universities and commercial concerns.
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- National Universities Degrees Consortium (NUDC)
- A consortium of 10 accredited distance education institutions offering online degrees.
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- Southern
Regional Education Board (SREB) Electronic Campus
- A database in which the user can search for online courses in the southern and
mid-Atlantic regions. Search output shows names of courses, course ID, number of credits,
and delivery format, with links to the institutions offering them.
| The following are listed as the world's largest distance education
universities in John S. Daniel, Mega-Universities and Knowledge Media: Technology
Strategies for Higher Education (London: Kogan Page, 1996), 166–196: |
Descriptions of these and all other distance education institutions appear in the
International Center for Distance Learning's Institutions and Courses Worldwide
Database. Major
distance education universities in North America include
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| Mexico | |
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- Today's Distance Education Headlines
and Other News
- Daily stories related to distance learning and educational technology customized from
Newspage for the University of Wisconsin-Extension Distance Education Clearinghouse.
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- Distance
Learning Events Calendar
- A searchable calendar of events related to distance learning provided by the About.com
Guide to Distance Learning.
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- Upcoming Events
- A calendar listing events related to distance learning provided by the NODE Learning
Technologies Network, Canada.
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- Conferences Database
- A list of worldwide conferences, workshops, seminars, and other events of interest to
distance education and related fields provided by the University of Wisconsin-Extension
Distance Education Clearinghouse.
- AAHESGIT
- The forum of the American Association of Higher Education. To subscribe, send e-mail to listproc@list.cren.net. In the body of the text
write "subscribe aahesgit firstname lastname" (inserting your own name and
omitting quotation marks).
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- DEOS-L
- The international discussion forum of the Distance Education Online Symposium, sponsored
by Pennsylvania State University. To subscribe, send e-mail to listserv@psuvm.psu.edu. In the body of the text,
write "subscribe DEOS-L firstname lastname" (inserting your own name and
omitting quotation marks).
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- DEOSNEWS
- The online newsletter of the Distance Education Online Symposium. To subscribe, send
e-mail to listserv@psuvm.psu.edu. In the body
of the text write "subscribe DEOSNEWS firstname lastname" (inserting your own
name and omitting quotation marks). Archived copies of
DEOSNEWS are also available.
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- EDU-ONLINE
- An Internet-based distance education list. To subscribe send any message to: join-edu-online@sparklist.com
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- EDUPAGE
- A weekly digest from EDUCAUSE. To subscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.educause.edu. In the
body of the text write "subscribe EDUPAGE firstname lastname" (inserting your
own name and omitting quotation marks).
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- IFETS-DISCUSS
- The International Forum of Educational Technology & Society discussion list. To
subscribe, send e-mail to listserv@listserv.readadp.com.
In the body of the text write "subscribe IFETS-DISCUSS firstname lastname"
(inserting your own name and omitting quotation marks).
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- INFOBITS
- Monthly information from the Institute for Academic Technology, University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill. To subscribe, send e-mail to listserv@unc.edu
with the following message: SUBSCRIBE INFOBITS firstname lastname (inserting your own name
and omitting quotation marks).
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- The Wellspring
- An online community of distance educators with reading rooms and threaded discussions.
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