Distance Education - Associations, Consortia, Networks, Journals and Newsletters

American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) (US) - non-profit distance education consortium of state universities & land-grant colleges developed to promote creation & provision of high quality, economical distance education programs & services to diverse audiences through most appropriate available IT: News, E-Store, Program Catalog, Learning Resources, Courseware Tools, Satellite Resources, Federal Programs and Grants, Agricultural Telecomms, Project, Internet and Electronic Trends, Accessibility, Standards and Plans, International Cooperation, Conferences and Workshops, Virtual Universities
Athabasca University (CA), Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research (CIDER) - research ranging from learning & teaching application, financial & issues of access, strategic use of technology in distance education settings: Events and Opportunities, Groups, Members Fellows, Students, Search Fellows, Members Map, Research Support & Reports, Summaries, and Notes, Press Partners, Sponsors and Related Organizations

Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Learning for Development - intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth heads of govt. to encourage development & sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources & technologies, helping developing nations improve access to quality education & training: News, Programmes & Services, Resources (knowledge services, publications, quality assurance, speeches & presentations, links)

Distance Education & Training Council (DETC) (US) - educational association & nationally recognized accrediting agency: accredited institutions (Search, Applicants, ACE Credit Recommendatios), publications (free, for sale, accreditation handbook, other downloadable files), member services

European Association for Distance Learning (EADL) - European association of schools, institutions & individuals working in correspondence & distance education, members from over 20 European countries, is a representative forum for exchange of info & ideas on distance learning: News, Conferences, Publications, Knowledge sharing, American Cousin, Students, Courses in Distance Education, Membership

European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) - representative organisation of both the European open and distance learning universities and of the national consortia of higher education institutions active in the field of distance education and e-learning: News, Activities, European Programmes, Academic Networks

Open Directory Project (US), Reference: Education: Distance Learning: - links to over 30 associations of distance learning practitioners and professionals

Plymouth University (UK), e-Learning Resources - Distance Education Associations and Agencies

Sloan Consortium (US) - helps learning organizations continually improve quality, scale & breadth of online programs according to their own distinctive missions so education becomes part of everyday life, accessible & affordable for anyone anywhere at any time in wide variety of disciplines: news, catalog, effective practices, consulting, publications, workshops, conferences, resources (Book Reviews, Blogs, Sloan Semester, Announcement list), vendor corner, jobs

United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) (US), Uniting Learners Around the World - provides advocacy, info, networking and opportunity: events, partners, resources (accreditation services, bookstore, careers, training, magazine, leader cert program, link program, glossary, publications, research)

World Association for Online Education (WAOE) - international nonprofit public benefit corporation, develops, supports, evaluates computer-assisted online education as professional discipline, based upon sound pedagogical principles and humanistic ethics, and voluntary efforts of educators so involved throughout the world: membership, organization (documents, milestones), communication (Forums, Networking, Sharing Cultures-Language, Archives)

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