Do you have questions about the value or benefits of distance learning? If you're
looking for the key distance-education resources -- we have them right here!
Quintessential Career Resources:
Continuing Education Resources --
find the best programs to fit your educational and career needs.
Distance Learning Self-Assessment Quiz --
are you a good candidate for distance learning? Take our quiz!
Distance Learning Pros & Cons -- a review
of the key advantages and disadvantages of distance education.
Distance Learning Do's and Don'ts -- key
rules students need to follow to achieve online learning success.
Other Online Distance Education Resources
degree.net -- its mission is to provide
quality information on education, both traditional and nontraditional. Excellent resources,
including education terms glossary. From the authors of some of the top books written
on distance learning, including our favorite distance education book,
Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning.
Degree of Success -- from the author of one of the better
distance learning books, Get Your University Degree At Home, this site has some great resources for
students contemplating distance education. Features all sorts of tools and resources to help you determine if
online education is right for you -- as well as all the tools (time management, goal-setting, etc.)
to help you succeed in your distance learning.
Distance Education:
A Consumer's Guide -- a great guide, subtitled "what distance learners need to know," full of
answers to all the key questions students considering distance education might have, such as
"how do I choose a school" and "how do I evaluate quality." From
The Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications.
Distance Education at a Glance --
a distance education tutorial designed for teachers, administrators, facilitators, and students.
From Barry Willis, the Associate Dean for Outreach, University of Idaho.
International Centre for Distance Learning --
a clearinghouse for information about distance education, including courses, literature, providers,
projects, discussion, and news.
Online Distance Education Directories of Resources
American Center for the Study of
Distance Education: Resource Links -- more academic in nature, but a good collection of distance
education links.
Open Directory:
Distance Learning -- a nicely organized collection of distance learning links.
Resources for Distance
Education -- another academic-oriented collection of distance learning links, maintained by
Professor Charles Darling, Capital Community College.
Yahoo! Distance Learning -- a nicely
organized collection of distance learning links.
Have you taken advantage of all the free article, tools, and resources in the
Distance Learning
section of Quintessential Careers?
