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Virtual Institutions and Organizations
California Virtual University [A Collaborative Institution]
"The California Virtual University initiative is designed to help California employers by creating a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week learning environment that can deliver education and training to a workforce anytime, anywhere.""California.edu and the California Virtual University do not grant degrees or certificates, or answer individual questions about courses. Through this website, we do help you find out about courses and certificate or degree programs offered at a distance by California's leading institutions of higher education; and we do connect you to the appropriate campus to enroll and find out more information."
Consortium for Distance Learning
The Purpose of the Consortium for Distance Learning
"The purpose or goal of the Consortium for Distance Learning is to provide quality learning opportunities and equity of access to higher education for all Northern California students."The Cyber University
"The Cyber University offers 3000 courses in basic and clinical sciences covering the entire medical curriculum. Each course consists of about 50 hours of audio or video tapes or on CD-ROMs or on the Internet with a syllabus and several multiple choice questions on each topic covered. The home study material will be send to each participant followed by followup questions for Internet interactions. All courses are approved for continuing education credit after answering the multiple choice questions."Distance Learning Headquarters
International University
The University of the WebONLINE UNIVERSITY ACCREDITED TO GRANT DEGREES
"Jones International University, which specializes in selling online courses for profit, is the first Internet-only school to be accredited to grant college degrees. The school was accredited last week by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Jones International, which features courses designed by professors from schools like Columbia and Stanford and taught by part-time professors free-lancing for extra cash, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in business communications. "In the U.S. there are 100 million people who need some kind of additional education, and there are only 15 million seats in universities," says founder Glenn Jones. The school started offering Internet courses in business communications four years ago. (Wall Street Journal 9 Mar 99)"The Open University
Britain's largest teaching institution
A world leader in open and distance learningSouthern Regional Electronic Campus
"The Southern Regional Electronic Campus is a marketplace for courses and programs offered by colleges and universities through electronic methods. All courses are offered by accredited colleges and universities in the SREB states and meet the Principles of Good Practice developed by the Electronic Campus."The Southern Regional Education Board is the nation's first interstate compact for education, created in 1948 by Southern governors and legislators to help education and government leaders work cooperatively to advance education and improve the social and economic life of the region. The SREB's focus on education stresses the inseparable link between colleges and schools, especially in regard to improving both quality and opportunity.
"The SREB's member states are Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia."
University of Phoenix
The World's Leading University for Adult StudentsWalden University
"Walden University has been a pioneer and leader in graduate level distance education for the past 28 years. Founded in 1970, Walden was conceived as and remains an institution dedicated to providing the established professional with the opportunity to complete a challenging, accredited graduate degree without sacrificing family and career commitments. Walden programs build upon the professional and personal strengths of adult learners, enhancing their competencies through scholarly inquiry and advancement of knowledge in matters of societal significance."Washington Online Internal Web Site
"Washington ONLINE's goal is to provide distance learning success for both instructors and students. After finding the right "here" from which to start, we are beginning to see the "there" that is that goal. This cooperative approach is making real the promise of technology that enables us all to learn in new ways and to learn outside the boundaries of time and place."For additional information about Washington ONLINE you can visit our 'virtual college' web site at http://www.washingtononline.org or our information and planning document site at http://www.sfcc.spokane.cc.wa.us/washington_online. You are also welcome to contact either the project manger John Thompson at johnt@sfcc.spokane.cc.wa.us or the project coordinator Connie Broughton at connieb@sfcc.spokane.cc.wa.us."
Western Governors University [A Collaborative Institution]
"The mission of Western Governors University (WGU) is to promote competency-based degrees through high quality distance education.""WGU doesn't offer instruction itself. Rather, we broker instruction provided by our affiliate colleges, universities and corporations. WGU gives its affiliate education providers a world-wide stage for their distance-delivered courses. We also support those courses with our unparalleled Online Bookstore, Central Library and student support services."