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In our busy times, it can be difficult to balance our jobs, families, and hobbies, while trying to continue our educational pursuits. This balancing act is becoming easier with the increased opportunities distance and online learning provide.

New distance and online programs and courses are added daily to the growing list of opportunities. More students and lifelong learners are returning to the classroom in pursuit of advanced training and degrees. They're also taking advantage of online personal growth and enrichment opportunities.

Growing numbers of online programs and courses means increasing numbers of distance learning stakeholders -- students, educators, instructional & course designers, support staff, and administrators -- who need information.

Distance Learning at BellaOnline will keep you informed about the books, journals, programs, software, conferences, theory, news, events, and interesting web resources related to distance and online learning.

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New content including articles, reviews, and links are added weekly to the Distance Learning site. Is there something you'd like to learn more about but can't find it on the Distance Learning site? Contact me and I'll get an article on the site related to your topic.

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