Online Learning Resources

Not sure, can we provide directory in a blog? Over the semester I came across few websites of interest. I just wrote short description and what interested me in these sites. Here you go......

a. ) Journals associated with Distance Education

1. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning is a journal in which readers can inform themselves about distance education developments in theory, research, and best practices in the field of distance learning.

http://www.irrodl.org/


2. The Journal of Distance Learning Administration
The Journal of Distance Learning Administration is a peer-reviewed electronic journal offered free each quarter over the Internet.

http://www.westga.edu/%7Edistance/jmain11.html


b. ) Websites which provide resources on Distance Education

1. The Distance Learning Network
This website has various information including DE accreditation.

http://www.distancelearningnet.com/


2. elearners
It has information on available online degrees and other resources.

http://www.elearners.com/


3. accreditedclass
This site has searchable directory restricted to regionally accredited universities offering distance learning degrees.

http://www.accreditedclasses.com/


3. ) Associations, Organizations in Distance Education


1. The DETC Accrediting Commission
This accrediting commission is recognized by the Council for Higher Education.

http://www.detc.org/


2. Global Network Academy
This is a non-profit organization whose purpose is the research and development of open source tools those promote distance learning.

http://www.gnacademy.org/


3. The American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC)
ADEC is a national consortium of state universities and land grant institutions providing high quality and economic distance education programs and services via the latest and most appropriate information technologies.

http://www.adec.edu/


4.) Major providers of Distance Education in Higher Ed, K-12 or Business


1. The University of Maryland University College (UMUC)
With headquarters in Adelphi, Maryland, UMUC has an extensive distance learning program.

http://www.umuc.edu/gen/virtuniv.html


2. The University of Phoenix
This is a for-profit university, founded in 1976, that specializes in adult education. It is currently the world's largest private university, with over 100,000 students in its online programs.

http://www.phoenix.edu/


3. Open University, UK
The largest distance education university in the UK was founded in 1969.

http://www.open.ac.uk/

4. University of South Africa
One of the oldest distance education universities is the University of South Africa, which has been offering DE courses since 1946.

http://www.unisa.ac.za/

5. FernUniversität in Hagen
In Germany the FernUniversität in Hagen was founded 1974. It has an extensive distance learning program.

http://www.fernuni-hagen.de/