International Issues and Organizations
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African Education Knowledge Warehouse
The African Education Knowledge Warehouse is a "pan-African education portal which services African SchoolNet practitioners, policymakers and school-based communities on ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in education across Africa." Resources for teachers, tools, workshops, initiatives, education-based news items, case studies, and other information are all part of the SchoolNet Africa site, which is made available in many languages for its users. -
CHECKpoint eLearning
European eLearning Newsletter is published by CHECKpoint eLearning once per month. Brief articles and stories of European news, trends and interviews are presented in English and German. -
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is the world's only intergovernmental organization dedicated solely to promoting and delivering distance education and open learning. COL helps developing Commonwealth countries to increase access to learning using distance education and appropriate technologies. -
C.R.E.A.D
The Inter-American Distance Education Consortium
"CREAD is a not-for-profit consortium of individuals and institutions throughout the Americas which promotes the use of educational technology and distance education to increase educational possibilities through international and inter-institutional cooperation, resource sharing and partnerships." -
Education/E-Learning: Issues For Developing Countries
From the Networking and Information Technology Observatory publication of the Sustainable Development Networking Programme of the United Nations Development Program. The E-learning section includes a collection of articles from worldwide publications. It is updated daily with new articles. The collection is searchable by keyword, as well as offering users the ability to browse by region or specific country. Abstracts summarize the daily resources, but full text of referenced articles is available from the linked sources. -
European Distance Education Network (EDEN)
EDEN's aim is to foster developments in distance education through the provision of a platform for co-operation and collaboration between a wide range of institutions, networks and individuals concerned with distance education in Europe. -
Global Development Learning Network
The mission of GDLN is to: "harness modern technology - including interactive video, the Internet, and satellite communications - in a cost-effective way, so that people who know are brought together with those who need to know, to learn with and from each other about the full range of development issues." -
International Association for Distance Learning
IADL was originally established to promote quality in distance education and training, and to provide approval and recognition of open and distance learning programs and their providers. This remit now also includes providers of elearning and online courses worldwide. -
International Centre for Distance Learning
ICDL promotes international research and collaboration by providing information from its library and databases; other audiences are reached through publications. An essential knowledge resource built up over 15 years is its distance education library and databases. -
International Review of Research on Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL)
This is a refereed e-journal sponsored by Athabasca University. Topics and authors are from a world wide perspective. Current issues and past articles are available full text. -
The International Council for Open and Distance Education
ICDE is the global membership organization of educational institutions, national and regional associations, corporations, educational authorities and agencies in the fields of open learning, distance education, and flexible, lifelong learning. -
LANIC - Distance Education Institutions & Working Groups
The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) is affiliated with the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin. LANIC's mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America. -
World Association for Online Education (WAOE)
WAOE is an international professional organization of educators concerned with online pedagogy. It offers membership services relevant to educators concerned with teaching online, public services for international society, and supports multiculturalism and world regional initiatives.


