 | Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning by John Bear
Buy used from: $0.26 Okay, I'm biased; I helped do the research for this edition, and before that I used it to find both a bachelor's and a master's program. The most comprehensive book in the field.
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 | Independent Study Catalog, 7th ed by Peterson's
Buy used from: $3.48 Though a little out of date, this is the best general resource one can find on individual distance learning courses.
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 | Walston's Guide to Christian Distance Learning: Earning Degrees Nontraditionally, 4th edition by Rick Walston
Buy used from: $2.88 One of two recommended titles for students pursuing religious degrees. Advantages over Baker's: Addresses foreign programs and TRACS-accredited programs; also evaluates unaccredited schools.
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 | Bakers Guide to Christian Distance Education: Online Learning for All Ages by Jason D. Baker
Buy used from: $0.01 Another recommended title for students pursuing religious degrees. Advantages over Walston's: Sticks to regionally/DETC-accredited and Canadian programs, gives more detail on each program, thicker.
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 | Bears' Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning by John Bear
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $4.25 Addresses 100 accredited/recognized schools offering MBA's partly or completely by distance learning. Very user-friendly.
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 | Bears' Guide to the Best Computer Degrees by Distance Learning by John Bear
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $8.48 Addresses 100 accredited/recognized schools offering computer-related degrees partly or entirely by distance learning.
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 | Bears' Guide to the Best Education Degrees by Distance Learning by John Bear
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $3.83 Addresses 350+ degree and certificate programs in education that can be done partly or entirely by distance learning. See www.degree.net for updates.
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 | Campus Free College Degrees: Thorsons Guide to Accredited College Degrees Through Distance Learning (Campus-Free College Degrees) by Marcie Kisner Thorson
Buy used from: $1.87 A good, shorter guide to distance learning; probably the only book on the market to address associate's degrees in detail.
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 | College Degrees by Mail and Internet by John Bear
Buy used from: $0.01 At under $12, the least expensive title listed here. Covers the "top 100" accredited/recognized schools offering degrees by distance learning.
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 | The Best Distance Learning Graduate Schools: Earning Your Degree Without Leaving Home by Vicky Phillips
Buy used from: $0.01 A little dated, but still probably the best guide on the market for students who are looking specifically for a U.S.-based, regionally accredited master's degree.
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 | Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds by Richard J. Light
Buy new: $23.40 / Used from: $0.01 Are there are any necessary aspects of traditional education that -can't- be replaced?
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 | The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Jessie Wise
Buy used from: $2.86 Maybe not.
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 | Traditional Degrees for Nontraditional Students: How to Earn a Top Diploma From America's Great Colleges At Any Age by Carole Fungaroli Sargent
Buy used from: $17.95 But here's one critic of distance education...
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 | Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Eduction by David F. Noble
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $5.15 ...and here's another, if you're into that sort of thing.
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 | The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet by Margaret Wertheim
Buy used from: $0.52 Could the popularity of online study be rooted in a deep-seated spiritual need for a disembodied, heavenly theater?
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 | Facilitating Online Learning: Effective Strategies for Moderators by George Collison
Buy new: $24.33 / Used from: $12.96 Here's a look at distance education from the other side of the desk.
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 | Teaching Online: A Practical Guide by Susan Schor Ko
Buy used from: $1.00 ...and another...
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 | 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups : Essentials of Web-Based Education by Donald E. Hanna
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $1.45 ...and another...
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 | Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) by Rena M. Palloff
Buy new: $27.59 / Used from: $7.84 ...okay, last one.
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 | How to Be a Successful Online Student by Sara Gilbert
Buy used from: $1.78 Back to the student's end of things, there should be more books with titles like this one.
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 | Distance Learning Online for Dummies by Nancy Stevenson
Buy used from: $0.01 But this isn't a half-bad idea, either.
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 | Cracking the CLEP, 4th Edition (College Test Preparation) by Tom Meltzer
Buy used from: $2.23 If you're applying CLEPs towards your online degree, this is supposed to be the best general study guide available. (Also check to see if your school will accept DANTES exams; they're cheaper.)
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 | Earn College Credit for What You Know by Lois Lamdin
Buy used from: $0.43 If you're going to try the portfolio evaluation route, this book should get you started.
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 | Winning the Ph.D. Game/How to Get into and Out of Graduate School With a Ph.D. and a Job by Richard W. Moore
Buy used from: $1.69 A useful resource if you're considering a British, Australian, or South African research program (not only for the Ph.D., but for other research degrees as well).
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 | Essential Monastic Wisdom: Writings on the Contemplative Life by Hugh Feiss
Buy used from: $0.49 Because full-time distance learning can make you feel like a monk!
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