Information about Distance-Education

Publications

AACRAO Guide to Bogus Institutions and Documents ISBN:1-59102-238-X

Degree Mills: The Billion-dollar Industry That Has Sold Over A Million Fake Diplomas ISBN:1-57858-072-2

Employer's Guide to Degrees

How can you get reliable information about distance-education programs?

ODA often uses the following publications as sources of information about legitimate distance-education programs available in the U.S. The field is changing rapidly but these publications and their associated web sites have proven reliable and reasonably up-to-date. Most questions about accredited programs can be found in these sources.

Peterson's Guide to Online & Continuing Education
www.petersons.com

Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning, by John Bear and Mariah Bear
www.degree.net

Baker’s Guide to Christian Distance Education, by Jason D. Baker
www.bakersguide.com

Oregon University System Distance Education Activities
www.ous.edu/programs/disted

Oregon Community College Distance Education Consortium
oregoncollegesonline.com/