Looking for professional continuing education? The online CE and CEU programs featured at World Wide Learn are carefully screened to ensure accreditation, ease of use, and other factors that we believe are critical for a successful e-learning experience. You'll find courses and programs to expand your current knowledge and to keep you up to date with the latest developments in your current field -- all available to you online.

Once, having your degree, diploma or certification was a lifelong guarantee of success and knowledge. Today, continuous learning and education is required to stay competitive in industry and job markets, stay abreast of new developments in your field, enhance your personal knowledge and skills, and to serve your patients and clients most effectively.

Online continuing education brings this learning into your office or home so you can learn at your own pace, at your own time and at your convenience. With a wide range of courses, tests and exams offered online, you can develop your skills and gain your certifications quickly and easily. Many local, regional and national professional organizations offer training and exams online, you save time and money while getting necessary qualifications and increasing your knowledge in your field.

What's Online Learning Like?
Contrary to what you might think, learning online is highly engaging and offers many opportunities for interaction with both fellow students and faculty members.

How Online Continuing Education Works
You will find a range of self-paced short courses, reading material, virtual classroom courses and exams online. Often, after taking an exam, you will be able to print your certificate right off the web site. Getting your CE credits is a simple and convenient process.

What You Should Look For
There are many factors in evaluating an online continuing education program. You'll need to look for the delivery method that best suits your needs. And as online learning requires a certain amount of self-discipline, you may want to look at your particular learning style.

Before enrolling in an online CE course, you will want to check the course provider's website to see if the course offered is recognized by your professional organization.

Providers of professional continuing education include:

• ceu4u.com - Nursing, Teachers, Medical & More
• A Plus Online CE - Financial Planner, Insurance CE
• eLearning Essentials - Social Work, Mental Health CE
• The Virtual Lecture Hall - Medical & Nursing

Many courses are offered by local, regional or national professional organizations, or will be approved by these organizations. Course providers will list all of the organizations that approve the course for CE credit.

SITES:

• AOL Find a Job - Online Campus - Find distance learning opportunities from online colleges and universities.
• The Center for Distance Learning Research - The center's mission is to provide timely and appropriate information on the development, application and maintenance of information technology systems. This information is provided through demonstration, training, publications and technical assistance.
• Centre for Self Managed Learning (SML) - Promotes the wider use of SML and provides a network giving advice and support to people involved in SML.
• Distance Learning - News, articles, resources, and discussion of distance learning from About.com.
• Online Continuing Education
• Distance-Educator.com - Links educators, students, retailers, and professionals in a single network.
• Free-Ed.Net - Free online courses, tutorials, study guides and lessons in 120 academic and vocational/technical topic areas.
• Gateway Preparatory School - Offers accelerated distance education for homeschool students, college prep, and SAT prep.
• Indiana State University - DegreeLink Program - Transfer your associate degree credit to Indiana State University, and complete a bachelor's degree via the Internet, live television, correspondence, or videotapes - anywhere in Indiana.
• LearnLinc Live Internet Learning - LearnLinc 4.0 software for live online learning via a "virtual classroom" carried over the Internet, corporate or university intranets, or wide area network environments.
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• Lifelong Learners - Distance learning courses from Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden).
• The Malet Street Gazette - Online tutorial program for University of London External Programme (Laws) students.
• NetWORLD University - NetWORLD University provides online web based training and education on most computer and business related topics.
• PassKey, A Prescriptive Learning System - Self-paced computer-based learning system teaches basic-skills proficiency in reading, writing, mathematics, and science. The program is designed for young adults, but many courses would be appropriate for younger children as well.
• Project VIEW - Technology Innovation Challenge Grant led by the Schenectady City School District. Harnesses distance learning technologies in a classroom environment.
• Southeast Online - Southeast Missouri State University's Distance Education site providing access to education through technology mediated courses.
• Teleclass Canada Distance Learning Centre - Teleclasses are live interactive training classes from the convenience of home or office via telephone. Choose from a wide range of topics.
• Accounting and Financial Management - Distance learning programs in accounting and financial management. Course description, requirements.
• Accredited Adult Education via Correspondence Courses - Offers for sale book with information about correspondence courses in hundreds of colleges. Book is available in electronic format.
• ACS Health and Fitness Correspondence Courses - Distance learning correspondence courses in fitness, health, recreation, and nutrition.
• Allied Business Schools - Home study courses teaching the processes of graphic design and desktop publishing, as well as real estate licensing and medical support specialties.
• American School of Correspondence - Accredited correspondence school providing 1-2-3-4 year high school diploma programs and independent study courses.
• Anna Gresham Landscape Design Consultancy - Offers courses in garden and landscape design.
• ATI Sponsored Distance Learning Programs - Courses in vibration and sound, experimental modal analysis, spacecraft design, and Kalman filtering or signal processing.
• Audio Institute of America - Home study correspondence courses in music production and sound engineering for a career in recording studios.
• Australian Correspondence Schools - Over 280 Distance Education Courses, short courses, diplomas and certificates.
• Distance Learning for Child Educators - Child care training programs for facility staff, home care, students in early childhood programs and parents. Course description, state requirements, order form, text books detail.
• Distance Learning USA - Offer courses for nurses and healthcare professionals, including associate and baccalaureate completion. Includes list of courses and, frequently asked questions.
• Electronics Technician Distance Education Course - Correspondence course to obtain Electronics Certificate. Course content, prerequisites, testimonials, registration.
• English Literature Course from the London School of Journalism - Covers literature from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. Course summary. English literature resources and essays.
• Enhancement Courses - Correspondence courses from Loyola Marymount University providing a variety of distance learning options for the teaching professional.
• Essential Nail Products Ltd. - Video based distance learning for nail technicians and the home of the Nail Trainer practice hand.
• European University, Center for Management Studies - BBA, MBA and Master in Management programs in eight countries in Europe. Distance learning programs. Dual degree with major US Universities. Program in Sports Management. All courses in English.
• Floral Art School of Australia - Day, evening and correspondence courses.
• Global School of Investigation - Start a career as a private investigator, undercover detective, security guard or bodyguard with home study correspondence school courses.
• Hospitality and Tourism Correspondence Courses - PDIT tourism and hospitality programs offered in academic partnership with AH&MA Educational Institute. PDIT is an accredited hotel school by the British Columbia Education Commission.
• Idaho Electronic Campus - Information about correspondence courses from Idaho's colleges and universities. Courses description, tools for students, company information.
• Institute of Copywriting - Information about copywriting, course description, company information.
• International Institute of Household Management and Staffing - Home study program for household managers, administrative household managers, personal assistants, and housekeepers. Job description, ordering information, BBS for students.
• The Journalism School - Correspondence course in journalism. Course description, ordering information.
• Kilroy's College - The Irish Correspondence College - Correspondence courses, include preparation for Irish state exams and civil service entry, as well as courses in business, leisure, childcare and languages. Course listings, testimonials, FAQ.
• Kindergarten Connection - Offers independent study courses for K-5 educators. Courses description, fees, enrollment information.
• National Camera Institute - Camera repair correspondence course for film cameras and lenses. Courses description, order catalog, repair forum, classifieds.
• Paralegal Training via Distance Learning - Paralegal students of the American Institute have the flexibility to complete its nationally accredited paralegal program via Computer Mediated Distance Learning.
• PCDI - Correspondence school which offers accredited courses in top professions, home-based businesses, and a high school diploma.
• Rhodec International - Offers accredited interior design training and qualifications. Profile, courses and prospectus with information about fees and enrolment.
• Translation and TEFL Courses - Offers correspondence translation courses at graduate level from French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese into English and vice-versa. Certificate and diploma options. Also TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) certificate course.
• Ana Pana - Correspondence course for beginners in Esperanto.
• Biblical Hebrew Study Courses and Resources - Course content, introduction to Hebrew, Hebrew studies, and ordering information.
• Easy Hebrew Correspondence Course - Course designed for Christians with emphasis on understanding the Hebraic mindset of both the language and the Bible.
• Educaserve - How to learn and use the French language. Direct access via e-mail to the teachers in charge of the educational support.
• English Training Centre TEFL Distance Courses - Distance learning courses in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), in English grammar and in academic writing. Information about the courses and registration.
• Fluentzy: The Fluency Development Course - Offers a self-study course in English fluency building in 3 months.
• Free Spanish Language Course - Spanish language lessons by email . You receive bilingual vocabulary and Spanish language jokes. These Spanish lessons are in English , Portuguese , French , Italian or Russian language.
• Learn Russian Language Through E-mail. - E-mail based Russian lessons provided by a Russian teacher.
• NorWord - Email-based introduction to Norwegian, introducing a Norwegian phrase every day.
• Online Biblical Hebrew Lessons - Offers live online Biblical Hebrew lessons. Learn to read Hebrew letters on your own, and then progress to reading portions of the Hebrew Bible yourself.
• Online School of French - French language courses by e-mail for intermediate and advanced students.

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