Overviews and FAQs

• Distance Education and Training Council FAQ
  Generated from the questions received by the Distance Education and Training Council, DETC provides responses to a collection of distance education, accreditation and student oriented issues.
• Distance Education at a Glance
  This 13 part series of guides is a longstanding resource, made available from Engineering Outreach at the University of Idaho. It is written by Dr. Barry Willis and was designed to help teachers, administrators, facilitators, and students understand distance education. In addition to this Overview section, other guides include "Strategies for Teaching at a Distance", "Instructional Development for Distance Education" and other guides.
• Distance Education Resource - FAQ
  Aimed at the potential distance learner, this site provides articles and links to other resources on areas such as self assessments, financial information. The FAQs include questions on how to select a program. Financial nformation on this site is coordinated with with a student loan corporation.
• Distance Education in the United States: the State of the Art
  A lecture by Dr. Michael G. Moore, former director of The American Center for Study of Distance Education and editor of The American Journal of Distance Education. The presentation was given at the UOC Virtual University on June 6, 2001. From the abstract: "[Dr Moore] concludes in the end that traditional education will co-exist with distance education, although the latter will be, in the near future, predominant in the field of professional, liberal and vocational lifelong learning."
• Distance Learning: Articles and Resources
  From Peterson's. Articles focus on the questions often asked by distance education students or potential students. The articles provide points of discussion on topics ranging from accreditation, what's ahead for distance learners, how to select programs and what a potential student might expect from a distance education experience.
• eLearning FAQ
  Questions on this eLearners.com FAQ include topics relating to eLearning, Distance Learning and Online Learning. Examples include questions about the types of technologies used, pros and cons of elearning, and how interaction is acheived during online courses. Additional resources and links provide further detail.
• FAQ on Distance Learning, Accreditation, and College Degrees
  These twelve questions from The Virtual University Gazette address accreditation for programs, colleges, and universities, and include questions the potential student should ask an institution before enrolling. The questions and answers have been assembled by Vicki Phillips, CEO and founder of GetEducated.com.
• Going to College Online…What's it all about?
  WCET (Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications) has put together a list of commonly asked questions about online learning. These questions are from the student perspective and include such questions as: "Is online the only 'study at a distance' option?" and "If two accredited schools offer the same program or course, how do I choose?"
  
• Introduction to Open and Distance Learning
  This is one of the Commonwealth of Learning's (COL) Start-Up guides and training resources. It introduces the concepts of open and distance learning with definitions, types of distance learning and a glossary. Additional Start-Up Guides (including COL's Knowledge Series) are available and many are provided in full text as PDF files.
• Online and Distance Learning FAQ
  The Online Learning Group of the University of Essex provides a series of FAQs relating to online learning. The FAQs offers brief answers but the site also provides an opportunity for the user to obtain more in-depth information on many of the specific questions.
• Overview of Distance Learning Technologies
  From "A Teacher's Guide to Distance Learning" this overview chapter states that the various technologies used in distance learning can be roughly divided into four categories: print, audio (voice), computer (data), and video. The Teacher's Guide was written by Dr. Ann Barron, Florida Center for Instructional Technology College of Education, University of South Florida.