This guide provides an in-depth look at distance learning. It lists hundreds of currently available undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and professional certificate programs. The courses listed are all offered for credit or certification by a growing number of accredited "electronic universities" that deliver their classwork via personal computers, television, and telecommunications media. Topics include: how distance education works; the basics of registering, taking exams, and interacting with professors and classmates; how to select a program; and profiles of students who have earned or are working toward their degrees at a distance. There are also facts on specific degree and certificate programs that detail fields of study, availability of courses and on-site requirements, how to obtain application information, and services provided to students enrolled in distance education programs. (DGM)