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Note on site selection:
All listed sites have been
reviewed by the Center Webmaster for their utility and basic design quality.
Those with 4 stars are considered the most useful. Listing of a Web site here
does not signify either endorsement of the sponsor or certification of
content accuracy. |
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Commercial Directories with Searchable
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| Peterson's Guide
to Distance Learning Programs. Provides a searchable database of accredited
distance learning programs and courses, categorized by institution, level and
content area. Includes a Health-Related Professions category. |
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| eLearners.com. Provides a
searchable database of thousands of online and distance learning courses,
degrees and programs. Also includes a topical browser for areas such as
Education & Teaching Health & Medicine, and Science & Technology
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| MindEdge. Provides extensive
resources for personal development, distance learning, continuing education,
on-campus and corporate training courses. Includes a searchable database of
over 250 online programs and 100s of online colleges courses. |
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| International Distance
Learning Course Finder. Provides a searchable database on over 55,000
distance learning courses and programs offered by universities, colleges and
companies in over 130 countries. |
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| Telecampus. Provides access to
over 60,000 online courses and 1200 online programs via either subject
categories or a searchable database. |
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| World Wide Learn.
Provides a searchable database and subject-oriented index of hundreds of online
courses, degree programs, certificates, and professional continuing education
in 155 subject areas offered by educational institutions, companies and
individuals from all over the world. |
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| ClassesUSA. Provides a
searchable database of over 3,000 online courses and a browsable degree/program
index that includes courses in Health Care and Human Services. |
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| Distance Learning Channel (Ed-X).
Provides both topical content and database searching for distance learning
courses and programs offered by colleges and universities from around the
world. Includes Education, Health & Nutrition, Medicine & Nursing,
Psychology categories. |
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| Globewide Network Academy.
The Globewide Network Academy is a non-profit corporation providing a
comprehensive catalog of distance learning courses as well as forums for
distance learners and distance educators. |
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| Colleges-Online.com. Provides
an alphabetical index of colleges and universities offering distance education
courses, searchable by institutional name and state. |
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| The International Centre for
Distance Learning (ICDL). The ICDL distance education databases contain
information on over 31,000 distance learning programmes and courses (mostly in
British Commonwealth countries), over 1,000 institutions teaching at a distance
worldwide. |
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| Categorical Directory Listings (Institutions, Topics,
etc) |
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| DANTES
Distance Learning Programs. Distance learning
resource for US Department of Defense's Defense Activity for Non-Traditional
Education Support (DANTES). Although oriented for military personnel, the
site provides one of the best and most comprehensive listings of institutions
offering distance learning opportunities via three catalogs of links: (1) the
Independent Study Catalog; (2) the External Degree Catalog; and (3) the Catalog
of Nationally Accredited Distance Learning Programs. |
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| Distance Learning Graduate
Programs. Provides an extensive database of graduate programs available via
distance learning, categorized by topic/field of study. Includes extensive
support links for graduate students and prospective students. |
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| Educating.Net College
& University. Select Masters or Doctoral degree level and the Distance
Learning category for detailed descriptions of college and university
providers. |
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| Yahoo!
Distance Learning Directory. Lists nearly 300 colleges and universites
providing distance education courses and degrees, including 29 graduate
programs. |
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| Geteducated.com
Online Graduate & Professional Programs. An alphabetical list of links
to online graduate and professional programs provided by accredited colleges
and universities. |
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| Degree.net. A
commerical site for Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance
Learning. Provides alphabetical listings of accredited colleges and
universities with distance learning programs. |
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| State-Wide or Regional Directories |
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| Arizona Regents University.
Provides a searchable directory of distance learning courses available to
students worldwide from the University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University
and Arizona State University. |
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| California Virtual Campus. Provides a searchable
directory of over 167 programs and 3100 courses offered by accredited public
colleges and universities in California. |
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| Canadian Virtual University. A
gateway to 13 Canadian universities offering over 250 programs available
through the Internet or by distance education. |
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| Connecticut State University System -
OnlineCSU. OnlineCSU is the online classroom for the four Connecticut state
universities (Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Connecticut State
Universities). |
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| Florida Virtual Campus. Offers a
directory of online course and degree offerings from Florida’s public
colleges and universities, including masters, doctoral and certificate
programs. |
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| Illinois Virtual Campus. Provides a
searchable directory of distance courses and degree and certificate programs
offered by Illinois colleges and universities. |
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| Indiana College Network. A gateway to distance
learning opportunities from Indiana's colleges and universities, providing
access to more than 100 certificate and degree programs and nearly 1,500
courses per year. |
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| Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual
University. Provides listings of online programs and courses offered by
Kentucky's state-supported universities, colleges and community and technical
colleges. |
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| New Jersey Virtual University.
Provides a searchable index of over 1000 distance learning courses and programs
offered by New Jersey colleges and universities, including directs links to
institutional and course information. |
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| Oregon Network for Education. A one-stop
marketplace for distance education courses and programs offered by Oregon
colleges and universities accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools
and Colleges. |
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| Southern Regional Education Board -
Electronic Campus. An “electronic marketplace” for courses,
programs and services offered by accredited colleges and universities in the
SREB states. |
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| State University of New York
(SUNY) Learning Network. Provides a searchable index of over 1000 distance
learning courses and programs offered by over 40 institutions making up the
State University of New York system. |
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| University of Texas TeleCampus.
The UT TeleCampus provides access to the distance education courses and online
degrees from the University of Texas system and its fifteen
campuses. |
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| College and University-Sponsored Distance Education (Selected
Listing) |
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