Online Learning

Over the past few years opportunities and acceptance for web-based learning have increased dramatically. With the advantages of a wide range of programs sometimes not available locally, the ability to work at home through internet access, and increased flexibility working around your current schedule, online learning is becoming increasing popular, especially for adults in rural areas.

Want to know more? C\VERA has put together the following links to help give you a better understanding of online learning, whether online learning is right for you, and where to go to find the training you need.

WHAT IS ONLINE LEARNING?

Online learning includes tutorials, self-paced instruction, professional development and training workshops, university-based courses, and virtual conferences. These online learning experiences might be self-paced or instructor-led, interactive or non-interactive, but their goal is to help the student master specific content.

• All about Online Learning - http://www.worldwidelearn.com/elearning/index.html

• CoursePal's Online Learning Tutorial! - http://coursepal.com/learning/

• E-learning Glossary - http://www.learningcircuits.com/glossary.html

IS ONLINE LEARNING RIGHT FOR YOU?

• Are You a Candidate for Distance Learning? -
  http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/articles/distancelearncandidate2.asp

• Is Online Learning for You? - http://www.online.uillinois.edu/students/well_suited.asp

• Is Distance Learning  Right for YOU? - http://www.wvc.edu/distance/DistanceQuiz.htm

• SUNY Learning Network Distance Learning Calculator - The Distance Learning Calculator will help you determine how much money you will save by taking a college-course from your home. http://sln.suny.edu/sln/public/original.nsf/a6b56cc3058e682485256c790066b2d5?OpenForm

WHERE CAN I GO TO FIND COURSES? ARE THEY ACCREDITED?

• Keystone University Network is the online learning resource of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and its 14 state-funded public universities.
  http://www.keystoneu.net/
• Understanding Accreditation -
  http://www.coursepal.com/learning/3a-understanding-accreditation.htm
• How to Avoid Diploma Mills - http://www.coursepal.com/learning/3b-avoiding-diploma-mills.htm
• Distance Learning, Accreditation, and College Degrees - http://www.geteducated.com/articles/dlfaq.htm#Q1
• Peterson's - http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning
• World Wide Learn - http://www.worldwidelearn.com/index.html

LINKS TO ADDITIONAL DISTANCE LEARNING INFORMATION

• Geo Learning Online Learning Links -  http://www.geolearning.com/main/downloads/links/
• Instructional Technology Council Reports and Abstracts - http://www.itcnetwork.org/reports.htm
• PBS Campus - http://www.pbs.org/campus/
• University of Maryland University of College Distance Education Resources -  http://nova.umuc.edu/~erubin/de-gen.html
• Penn State College of Education's American Center for the Study of Distance Education -  - http://www.ed.psu.edu/acsde/resources.asp
• Web Based Learning - Midnight at the Internet Cafe (Central Colorado Library System) - http://www.cclsweb.org/MidnightFiles/Web%20Training/webmidnt.htm