Online and Distance Learning

M.Ed and MA TESOL online programs can help graduates to have careers in exciting places. They are designed to prepare students to teach english abroad and to become leaders in the ESL/TESOL field.  This page is for those who wish to know more about these programs, where to take them, what the prospects are, and more.  If you want to find out about undergraduate study, check out the TESOL online certificates page.

With patient care technician certification you can make a start in a career in health care and feel a sense of achievement in your job.

What is a patient care technician?  Patient care technicians (PCTs) work under doctors or nurses in clinic, hospital, home and nursing facility settings.  They perform routine tasks such as applying dressings to wounds, drawing blood, doing electrocardiograms (EKGs), and moving and caring for patients. 

If you are interested in working in the medical industry, but you don't have the time or the desire to become a doctor, you might consider getting a PCT certification. This page has further details of this field and the programs, both on-campus and by online and distance learning, that can lead to certification.   You might also want to check out the Nurse Aide programs.

Home health aide training can start you in a career in health care or nursing, and give you a sense of achievement in your job.

What is a home health aide or HHA?  Essentially it is someone who is skilled in providing home care to those who need it.

The needs of our elderly are growing constantly as the number increases due to the baby boomer generation and also people living longer. Many of this older generation prefer to stay in their homes and live independently as long as possible. This is now made possible through the home care given to them by people who have received home health aide training. These HHAs work in the home to provide comfort to all those needing it, especially those who are elderly, ill or recovering from an illness or accident. HHAs provide a valuable service that is increasingly needed.

This page tells you what to expect when you take home health aide classes, what the prospects are after completion and where you can find HHA training online or on campus.  If you are interested in helping with health, you might also want to check out the Nurse Aide programs.

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This page provides help if you are interested in studying campus-based or online education programs, such as: early childhood, adult education, special education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).  In particular it provides links to schools where you can take online and distance learning programs.

An education management PhD is designed for teachers who are interested in a career as a principal or other senior manager in a school, school district or college.  Most people who study a PhD education management are already licensed teachers or school administrators wishing to further their career in management.

Education management is concerned with allocating human, physical, financial and other resources in a school or college.  Management is sometimes confused with leadership - but they are different. However, management is closely linked to leadership, which is about persuading people and allocating resources to achieve strategic results.  

This page provides information on what is studied in these degrees and where you can study them on campus or by online and distance learning. Many people prefer to take online PhD educational management programs rather than campus-based programs This page mainly has links to online programs, but if you wish to take a campus-based program instead then try searching for links at On Campus Programs.

An educational administration online or campus-based program might be just what you need to progress in a career in school or college management.  These programs are designed to be particularly useful for qualified teachers who wish to move from teaching into administration or management. 

Education administration degrees, (and variants such as educational management and administration) are designed for careers in elementary and secondary school administration, college administration, and also educational supervision, management and leadership.  Most of them are taken at masters or doctoral level.

This page provides information on what is studied in these education degrees, where you can study them by online and distance education, what you can expect to earn, and more. You might also like to check the pages on educational administration and leadership, educational leadership, and education management.

Open educational resources (OER) are digitized materials that are available for use and re-use in teaching, learning, and research, very often under a Creative Commons license.   They have become extremely important for online and distance learning - both from the point of view of the teacher and the student.  Find out more about there many benefits - and some challenges - in using these valuable resources ...

It would be useful to have a list OER websites, i.e., web sites that include OER or link to them. Such a list would be even more useful if it could provide the urls of the websites together with brief descriptions about them.

Accompanying the massive growth in online and distance learning, there has been an exponential growth in interest in OER, and more and more organizations and associations are making content available.  One problem with this massive growth in material is that there are no centrally agreed standards.  So you never know what you're going to get when you do an Internet search.  Perhaps because of this, some sites provide lists of websites that have passed their quality criteria as regards the OER they provide.

Any list of web sites is bound to be out of date as soon as it is published. However, for people just starting to explore OER, here is one list of important websites, adapted from a published list courtesy of the author and publisher ...

Executive online MBA programs provide a flexible and convenient way for you to qualify for a prestigious career.

MBA programs are some of the most popular degrees in higher education. They usually include a foundation in business with an application to a specialization, such as: human resource management, financial management, information technology management, and business management.

You can find out more about selected executive MBAs on this page, especially ones that can be taken by online and distance learning.  You can find where to take them, what a typical program contains, what the prospects are, and more ..

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Are you interested in taking a counseling psychology degree online or on campus, and possibly working as a psychology counselor or similar? 

Do you already have a first degree and now want to take a masters in counseling psychology? 

Or perhaps you want to take a course or two at pre-degree level? 

This page provides more information about the field, and about the contents of the degree.  It also has information and links to where to study it, an outline of the career prospects, the salaries, and more ...

A campus-based or online masters in public health degree provides the skills and knowledge required for a career in the public or private health sector.

If you're interested in nursing as a career, now is the time to become an RN. The demand for Registered Nurses (RNs) is strong and growing.

But what is the difference between getting registered and getting a Bachelors degree (RN vs BSN)?  What can you expect to earn as an RN?

This page tackles these questions, tells you about the pathways to nursing registration, helps you to find suitable programs to prepare you for the NCLEX nursing licensing exam, and more ...