OMDE 608: Learner Support in Distance Education and Training
A Library Subject Guide
Recommended Databases for Education
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ERICEducation journals, books, conference proceedings, reports, and other Department of Education publications from 1960 - present.
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Education Research CompleteScholarly research and information relating to all areas of education, in journals, ebooks, monographs, and conference papers.
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Professional Development CollectionEducation-related articles and reports from 1965 - present.
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Teacher Reference CenterCitations to articles from journals and magazines aimed at teachers and educational administrators.
Recommended Databases for Technology
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ACM Digital LibraryArticles published by the ACM (journals, magazines, and conference proceedings) and citations from major publishers in computing and information systems.
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Computers & Applied Sciences CompleteResearch and development in computing and applied sciences.
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ScienceDirectArticles and books covering the physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities, from 1995 - present.
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Background Information
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Advanced Methods in Distance Education: Applications and Practices for Educators, Trainers, and LearnersEbook - A guide to distance education methods.
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Assuring Quality in Online Education : Practices and Processes at the Teaching, Resource, and Program LevelsEbook - An introduction to quality assurance in e-learning.
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O'ReillyEbooks and videos on technology and business topics. (NOTE: Having issues with your login?)
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Books24x7Ebooks on finance, business, IT, and technical topics, including Microsoft Office.Personalized Features in Books24X7
All users have their own accounts when they sign into Books24X7, as anonymous users. All users are anonymous to protect their privacy. This is your own account and you can save your personalized features, which will be available to you each time you sign in.
The personalized features in Books24X7 are folders, notes, and bookmarks. These features are available to all students, faculty, and staff at UMUC. You will see these features when you view a title (notes or folders options) or chapter (notes, folders, and bookmarks). You can test out and view a title and then set up some of the features described above. If you click on the My Home tab, you will see also any folders set up on the left under the heading, Personal Folders, and the features are shown in each folder or in each of the folders.
Access to Books24X7
Access is restricted to current UMUC students, faculty, and staff per the terms and conditions from Skillsoft, the vendor for Books24X7, as amended by UMUC: http://documentation.skillsoft.com/en_us/privacy/skillport_Terms_of_Use.htm. -
Oxford Academic (formerly Oxford Scholarly Online)Scholarly and academic books and journals from Oxford University Press, including ebook titles in history and psychology, from 1973 to 2011. NOTE: we only have access to resources marked Purchased, Open Access, or Free.Click the Purchased, Open Access, and Free checkboxes in the left column to limit your results to materials we have access to.
Websites
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Commonwealth of LearningIntergovernmental organization encouraging the development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies.
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Distance Education and Training CouncilA resource for all those interested in distance education accreditation: students, faculty, administrators and the public.
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Distance education: expanding the classroomAn overview and discussion of distance education, hosted by Washington State University.
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Athabasca UniversityCanada's open university, and a leader in distance education.
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Open UniversityThe United Kingdom's only university dedicated to distance education.
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UNISAUniversity of South Africa - One of the largest distance education institutions in the world.
Additional Library Resources
Articles
- UMGC Library OneSearch
Simultaneously searches multiple Library research databases. Note: Does not include all databases. - Databases by Title (A-Z)
Alphabetized list of research databases.
Ebooks
- EBSCO eBooks
Searches approximately 90% of the Library’s ebook collection. Ebooks can be read online, and in some cases, downloaded. - Additional Ebook Collections
Access to additional Library ebook collections.
Print Books
- USMAI Book Search
Searches the 17 University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI).