Distance Education Organizations:

• AECT, Association for Educational Communications and Technology
• USDLA, United States Distance Learning Association
• TXDLA, Texas Distance Learning Association

Literature:

Periodicals:

• Tech Trends (Requires Membership)
• Campus Technology Magazine
• Chronicle of Higher Education

Books:

• Learning From Media: Arguments, Analysis and Evidence by Richard Clark
• Educational Computing Foundations by Michael R. Simonson, Ann Thompson
• Classic Writings on Instructional Technology: by Donald P. Ely, Tjeerd Plomp
• E-Learning Companion: A Student's Guide to Online Success by Ryan Watkins, Michael Corry
• Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (2nd Edition)
  by Michael Simonson, Sharon E. Smaldino, Michael Albright, Susan Zvacek
• Foundations of Distance Education (Routledge Studies in Distance Education) by Desmond Keegan
• Toward the Virtual University: International Online Perspectives (Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Learning) by Steve Wheeler, Mihai Jalobeanu, Nicolae Nistor (Editor), Susan English (Editor), Romanian Internet Learning Workshop (Editor)
• Distance education: Definition and glossary of terms by Lee Ayers-Schlosser
• Instructional Technology and Media for Learning (8th Edition) by Sharon E. Smaldino, James D. Russell, Robert Heinich, Michael Molenda
• Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Ed Series) by Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt
• Facilitating Online Learning: Effective Strategies for Moderators by George Collison, et al
• Teaching Online: A Practical Guide by Susan Schor Ko, Steve Rossen
• 147 Practical Tips For Teaching Online Groups: Essentials of Web-Based Education by Donald E. Hanna, et al.