Chapter 6 Links and Resources: Distance Education

1. Distance Learning at http://www.memex-press.com/cc/askcc280797.html offers a basic but thorough overview of distance education.

2. Distance Learning News Group at alt.education.distance is an online discussion group.

3. The Official alt.education.distance FAQ at http://pages.prodigy.com/PAUM88A/ offers answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding distance learning.

4. Distance Education Clearinghouse at http://www.uwex.edu/disted/home.html lists many distance learning sites.

5. International Center for Distance Learning at http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/ serves as an international repository of information on distance education worldwide.

6. Internet University http://www.internetuniv.com/ is one of the more complete indexes of online college courses by accredited providers. This site has more than 2,430 pages of online education.

7. Distance Learning—Colleges and Universities at http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Distance_Learning/Colleges_and_Universities/ provides a regularly updated list of links to distance education sites.

8. The American Center for the Study of Distance Education (ACSDE) at http://www.outreach. psu.edu/ACSDE/Default.html is an interinstitutional, multidisciplinary center that aims to facilitate collaboration among individuals and institutions in the United States and overseas.

9. Distance Education Report at http://www.distance-educator.com/ reports the latest news, trends and developments in distance education, presents strategies and techniques to develop a successful distance education program and reviews hundreds of distance learning resources.

10. Distance Education at a Glance Guides at http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/ presents a series of thorough and well-designed guides to all aspects of distance education created by the University of Idaho Engineering Outreach staff.