This paper discusses the use of the new technologies in noncredit courses for adults who are interested in learning about a particular subject or in developing skills without concern for formal accreditation, whether the course is designed for professional upgrading, loosely related to work, or taken for purely personal satisfaction. Uses of satellite/telephone technology and teleconferencing in noncredit programs through the university system are briefly described to provide background information for the major part of this report, which focuses on two examples of educational programs outside the university system. These two programs are described in detail: (1) the TVOntario Academy, which consists of a combination of television programs, print materials, and computer-managed instruction; and (2) the Adult Basic Education Centre in Toronto, which uses the PLATO system to offer computer-assisted instruction to adults whose reading and arithmetic skills are at the elementary school level. (DB)