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I am interested in taking some distance learning classes in Computer Science, possibly leading up to a degree.
The degree is not what I'm looking for. I already have a masters, and I don't need another degree. What I want is the education. I've been working for four years as a programmer, and I think that my work could be improved with some more CS education.
So, does anybody know of a good distance-learning CS program?
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I'm not sure about any distance learning programs but you could always choose to do it on your own. What sort of things are you looking into learning? New programming languages are always interesting, perhaps you could pick up a book and learn on your spare time.
I'm confused though, is your degree on CS or something else?
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Johns Hopkins has a number of distance learning programs--I took Organic Chemistry that way. I know they've got a computer science degree. Look specifically at the Zanvyl Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences. The degrees are Masters' level mostly.
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It all depends on what sorts of knowledge you're looking to acquire. For some sorts of things, O'Reilly has some good courses ( http://learninglab.oreilly.com/ ).
For many things, the best sources out there are web sources and books. There's a ton of information just floating around, waiting to be read.
Can you give a better idea of what sorts of knowledge you're interested in? My impression is that you're looking more for programming theory, tilted towards the practical side, though I could be wrong.
A good place to learn how programming languages work behind the scenes would be to read Essentials of Programming Languages (available online through NetLibrary if you have access to such a subscription) by Daniel Friedman, for instance, and work many of the exercises.
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