Start About e-learning Resources Web resources

• The Advanced Distributed Learning
  http://www.adlnet.org
  Initiative sponsored by US Department of Defense that coordinates cooperation between governmental organizations, companies and academic institutions, working on universal standards for e-learning tools and materials. ADL efforts brought SCORM standard into being.
  
  
• American Society for Training & Development
  http://www.astd.org
  Biggest and most renowned association of human resources development professionals. Organization founded in 1944 currently has tens of thousands of members from over 100 countries. E-learning belongs to their most important interests.
  
  
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
  http://www.aace.org
  Organization founded in 1981, with ambition to develop theories of modern education methods and increase teaching and learning quality by making use of information technologies. AACE publishes works on e-learning, organizes conferences and coordinates studies in the subject.
  
  
• E-learning Europa
  http://www.elearningeuropa.info
  Website created on European Comission initiative to promote and popularize UE actions in the field of e-learning and distance learning. eEurope program - that should make UE "most dynamic, knowledge-based economy of the world" - is described here.

Conferences

• Online EDUCA
  http://www.online-educa.com
  International conference on e-learning and distance learning, since 1995 taking place in Berlin . Each year thousands of participants, most renowned theorists and professionals among them, discuss various topics in three main areas of interest: e-learning in education, business & administration and governmental programs.
  
  
• E-Learn
  http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/
  International conference organized in USA by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) and dedicated to e-learning use in business, administration, health care and education. It allows international group of e-learning experts actively exchange their experience and share views.

Portals and websites

• Learning Circuits
  http://www.learningcircuits.org
  Internet magazine published by American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) since year 2000 - rich source of information on e-learning and forum for exchanging ideas in this area. User may browse through hundreds of interesting articles and sign up for a newsletter.
  
  
• Brandon-Hall
  http://www.brandon-hall.com
  One of the most prominent names in the world of "e-learning in business" consultants and professionals. He delivers information on market, trends and best practices in this area of business since 1993 and his website includes extensive offer of publications and reports.
  
  
• E-learning Guru
  http://www.e-learningguru.com
  Interesting and useful website full of information comprehensible even for those with no experience in e-learning. Great place to start adventure with e-learning and get some really interesting facts.
  
  
• e-Business W@tch
  http://www.ebusiness-watch.org
  Internet magazine on European e-business and recent innovations in different areas of the market. It contains basic resources on New Economy as well as detailed reports prepared on European Union request.
  
  
• Gartner, Inc.
  http://www.gartner.com
  Website by leader of IT market reports and analysis with special interest in e-learning role in modern business. It offers recent reports from this segment and analysis of current e-learning market situation.

Interesting places

• The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
  http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/
  Useful resource of definitions and short articles regarding most important issues of electronic education. All available materials are created by academics and students and include multimedia elements that make them more user-friendly.