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Welcome to the CoursePal's Online Learning Tutorial!

If you've ever considered taking an online course or wondered if online degree programs are for real, read on.  We've combined the experience and knowledge of CoursePal, along with hundreds of the best educational Web sites to bring you the resources and facts you should know about learning on the Net.  We update this information regularly and you can return any time to obtain the latest online learning information, tools, links and resources.

Online Learning, distance learning, eLearning, virtual education - call it what you like - is exploding in popularity and usefulness.  Traditional universities, online companies and established corporations are now offering degree programs, individual courses, certifications, online tutoring and more.  Today you can choose from thousands of institutions and hundreds of thousands of courses, some of the world's best, right from your computer! 

Sorting through the maze of online learning sites to find high quality information and tools can be a daunting task.  Our course is grouped into five overall lessons that will help you to cut through the clutter to quickly find the online learning information you need to succeed.  The subchapters in this tutorial help you to...

When you explore a link recommended in this guide, simply close the new browser window to return at any time.

Okay, let's start at the beginning.  What the heck is "Online Learning" or "Distance Learning" all about, anyway?