The Internet

Distance Learning Course Finder is an online directory with information on over 50,000 distance learning courses offered by universities, colleges and companies from 65 countries.

World Wide Learn is a gateway for anyone seeking adult education or training programs online. The types of online learning available through World Wide Learn include: free courses and tutorials, computer and corporate training, post-secondary education, professional and personal development, and continuing education. Learning methods include instructor-led courses, self-study formats, live online and email courses, teleclasses, online workshops, web seminars, streaming video and audio, downloadeable courses, recorded and live lectures, and CD-ROM's.

Peterson's has established the Lifelong Learning Channel which provides information on institutions for distance education.

PBS Adult Learning Service Online includes ways to find local colleges that offer telecourses.

Your nearest library

Peterson's Guides provides a listing of institutions offering courses at a distance through a variety of delivery modes. Try The Electronic University, A Guide to Distance Learning Programs, published in cooperation with the National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA) and Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ.

Ask and/or explore

More and more schools are including courses offered at a distance. If you are interested in an institution or a program, but don't know if courses are offered at a distance, then contact the institution and ask. You may want to ask more than one department as the news may not have spread to all staff.