October 7, 2002

World Wide Learn Bolsters e-Learning Directory to Meet Growing Demand For Online Courses and Education Resources
World's Largest E-Learning Directory - WorldWideLearn.com - Partners with Nine Additional Universities, Adds 19 New Learning Categories to its Award-Winning Site

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- World Wide Learn, provider of the world's largest directory of online education resources and e-learning courses, today announced that it has established nine new university partnerships and has added 21 new learning categories to its award-winning WorldWideLearn.com directory of e-learning resources. This expansion is in direct response to the increasing demand for e-learning as a viable and effective method for accessing anytime/anywhere learning for individual and corporate learners.

World Wide Learn's new university partners include Bellevue University, DeVry University, Excelsior College, Liberty University, Regent University, Seton Hall University, University of Liverpool, University of South Australia, and University of Southern Queensland. Each of these fully accredited universities opted to partner with World Wide Learn to gain a wider audience for its e-learning curricula.

World Wide Learn today also announced that it has added 21 new categories to its WorldWideLearn.com e-learning directory. This means that World Wide Learn now offers a total of 125 categories -- the largest anywhere and the reason why WorldWideLearn.com has become the primary destination for prospective online students. The new categories include:

• Competency-Based Degrees
• International Universities
• Computer Network Training Courses
• Network and Digital Security Degrees
• Computer Programming Courses
• Office Software Training Courses
• Computer Science Degrees
• Political Science Degrees
• Environmental Science Degrees
• Public Administration Degrees
• European and International Computer Driving Licence Training
• Technology Management Degrees
• General Studies Degrees
• Web Development Degrees
• HTML/Web Training Courses
• Web Development Training Courses
• Humanities and Liberal Arts Degrees
• Web Graphics Training Courses
• Human Services Degrees
• Wireless Technology Training
• Information Technology Degrees

World Wide Learn makes the power of knowledge accessible to anyone with a computer and access to the Internet. With such a wide variety of online courses and programs, there is something for everyone. In the past year alone, World Wide Learn has experienced an over three-fold increase in the size of its online directory, and expects another 50 percent increase in the coming twelve months. This rapid growth can be attributed to the number of top e-learning educators that want to be featured on WorldWideLearn.com, and is a strong indicator of the increasing significance of e-learning in today's challenging economy.

"The incredible growth of WorldWideLearn.com over the past year is due to the increasing demand for e-learning, fueled by layoffs and job insecurity," said Angela Lovett, CEO and founder of World Wide Learn. "More and more people are becoming aware that e-learning offers them a way to improve their marketability through attaining core skills and qualifications -- without the constraints that traditional classroom teaching imposes. With WorldWideLearn.com, students have an independent, centralized directory of quality online courses, and can be assured of the excellence of all of the courses we list."

WorldWideLearn.com is big on choice and offers e-learning in 125 subject areas, making it an essential resource for those considering a career change or a new vocation. Learners can find courses on cooking, wireless technologies, sales training, dream interpretation, aromatherapy, technical writing, computer science, herbal medicine, vocational training, and more. In addition, degree and certificate programs are offered at associate, bachelor, master, and doctorate levels, and from general studies programs to a Ph.D. in Psychology.

About World Wide Learn
Founded in 1998, World Wide Learn offers the world's largest directory of educational services, featuring informative resources as well as hundreds of e-learning courses in 125 subject categories. WorldWideLearn.com enables its users to quickly and easily locate effective e-learning courseware. The directory highlights free courses and tutorials, computer training, corporate training, post-secondary education, professional development, personal development, and continuing education. Some of World Wide Learn's leading university partners include Baker College, Capella University, Kaplan University, University of Phoenix and Walden University. Based in Calgary, Canada, more information about World Wide Learn can be found at http://www.WorldWideLearn.com.