Web-based and Distance Education

A selection of some of the best supersites and directories ...

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Prime Sites

  • Commonwealth of Learning (COL) - intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies, helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training: news, programmes & services, resources, knowledge services, publications, speeches & presentations, quality assurance, micro-site
  • Degree.net (US) - source from online and traditional institutes, list of Accredited Colleges and Universities, Forums, search, student loans, free counseling services: degrees by level & subject, online degrees, accreditation, diploma mills, glossary, resource center
  • Wisconsin-Extension University (US), Distance Education Clearinghouse - bringing together distance education info from Wisconsin, national & international sources: introduction to distance education, headlines, conferences & events, organizations & associations, journal & readings, programs & courses, technology, teaching & learning, research & statistics, policies & guidelines, community, jobs, learning environment, resources

Other Sites

  • About.com (US), Distance Learning - Distance Learning, Online College, Online High School, Free Classes, Choosing a School, Accreditation Info, Paying for School, Study Skills, Online Resources, Technology, Using Your Degree
  • AccreditedClasses.com (US), Education Online College Degree Directory - Accredited Degree, Accredited Distance Learning Degree, Online & Campus Degree Directory
  • BUBL LINK (UK) - Distance Education
  • College Courses Online (CA) - listings of college and university online courses, information on classes and programs, accreditation details, advantages and disadvantages of both on-campus and distance learning
  • CollegeandUniversity.net (US) - find schools, compare schools and programs, contact colleges: online schools, search by state, popular Online Programs
  • CollegeDegree.com (US) - Online College Degrees, Schools & Programs: Online (Colleges, Degrees, Programs), Scholarships, Library
  • DegreeInfo.com (US) - free distance and online learning community
  • Distance-Educator.com (US) - information, news, and tools for distance education and eLearning, world of teaching, learning, training, and performance development at a distance: Higher Education, Business & Industry, Governance, Blogs, Forums, Resource Directory
  • eLearners.com (US) - Community for distance learners: Blogs and forums on online education, Files, College Catalogs & Handbooks
  • E-learning and Distance Education Resources (CA) - resources in e-learning and distance education: Post-Secondary Education, Virtual Worlds and Games for Learning, e-portfolios, Post-Secondary Distance Education, Bibliography, European Research, Videos, links, Journals, graduate programs, Publications, Keynotes, International developments
  • First Stop Online Degree (US) - info on obtaining online diploma from accredited college or university: online degree articles, directory (A-Z), Featured Technology Articles, resources
  • Geteducated.com (US) - consumer watchdog and advocacy group that rates, ranks, and verifies the cost, quality and credibility of online colleges and universities: Find Degrees, Expert Advice, Ratings & Rankings, Financial Aid, Diploma Mill Police, Careers & Jobs
  • Guide To Online Schools - connects students with colleges and universities presenting information on thousands of degree and certificate programs, list of Online School Reviews written by actual students: Online (Schools, Degrees, College Reviews, University Rankings, Education Resources)
  • Idaho University (US), Distance Education at a Glance - series of free guides: distance education overview, strategies for teaching at a distance, instructional development for distance education, evaluation for distance educators, instructional television & audio, computers, print, strategies, research, interactive videoconferencing, WWW, copyright, glossary of terminology
  • Online Degrees, Colleges, and Scholarships Information Websites - info on scholarships and financial aid, student loans, student loan consolidation, accreditation, online degrees, distance learning, online education
  • Online Degrees.org (US) - online degree information portal: Popular Degrees, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, PHD, Online Advantages, Financial Aid, Education Advice, Degree Levels, Field of Study
  • Open University (UK), International Centre for Distance Learning (ICDL) - promoting distance learning worldwide: literature database (bibliographic info on over 12,000 books, Journal articles, research reports, conference papers, dissertations etc relating to all aspects of theory & practice of distance education), courses (database of UK courses & programmes taught by distance learning, over 5,000 learning opportunities from more than 300 providers from secondary to postgraduate, sewing to dentistry)
  • suite101.com (US), Distance Education - Articles in Distance Education
  • Yahoo! Directory (US), Distance Learning
  • Wikipedia, Distance Education

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Distance education section

Distance education section has become a larger part of the educational activity since the IT technology has evolved to the point where it permits cheap long distance communication.
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