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are thousands of sub-baccalaureate training programs, at the tertiary level,
currently available through the Web. Many U.S. colleges and
universities, as well as some abroad, have a long history of “extension”
and “continuing education” programs that serve students not enrolled in
their regular degree programs. These programs are rapidly adopting
web-based course delivery. There
are hundreds of web sites that are intended to help people find that training.The
following are a few that appear most useful as well as several e-learning
web sites that offer technical, business and other courses.Selected by Gregg Jackson
This organization prepares
some of the most popular guides to U.S. colleges and universities.
It also publishes the most extensive guide to distance learning programs
offered by those institutions. Some of the programs require only
a year or two of training.
This is a good site for finding
web-based training provided by private training companies. It does
not include training offered by schools, colleges, and universities.
It has information on about 2,000 courses that are currently delivered
on the web. The site allows searches for training in about 20 languages,
but mostly U.S. companies provide the training.
This well-known search engine
allows searches in about 25 different languages. A recent search
of “web based training” found 26,711 hits in Spanish and 79 in Japanese.
Make sure to click on “Advanced Search” to learn how to narrow down AltaVista
searches so that you do not have to read through thousands of hits.
Click on “Education” and
then “Distance Learning” to gain extensive links to distance education
programs, including some programs that are operated by institutions outside
of the U.S. Alternatively, click on “Education” and then “Higher
Education” to find links to 10,000 polytechnics, colleges, and universities
around the world, although most do not yet deliver courses over the web.
These three sites are markedly
inferior to Yahoo’s Higher Education coverage, but have some links not
available in Yahoo.
This U.S. Government site
strives to provide students the world over with authoritative information
about education and training opportunities in the United States and to
provide U.S. students with authoritative information about education and
training abroad.
This site offers e-learning
technology and business courses in the following industries: financial
services, technology, healthcare, consulting and government. Courses
start at US$99, but they offer "sample courses" that consist of one module,
which allow you to get a feel of their approach to learning. Some
courses offer academic credit, as well.
Headlight offers a large
selection of online courses that include web development, graphic design,
business, technology, as well as certification courses. Many courses
are free and paid courses start at US$12.95. You can also try one
of their free courses before you register and pay.
Hungry Minds offers job training,
professional skills, lifelong learning and thousands of academic courses
from leading universities, organizations, and experts. In addition,
their Subject Experts and editors recommend the best music CDs, software
programs, videos, magazines, and other resources to enhance just about
any learning experience. Many courses are free and paid courses start
at US$9.95.
This site offers personal
skill enhancement courses as well as corporate training courses.
The site also contains a bookstore as well as offers the option of downloading
courses in PDA format for use on handheld devices. They offer free
courses as well as paid courses starting at US$9.95. In addition,
they provide a small number of computer tutorials in Spanish.
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