Graduate Certificate in Distance Education, Globalization, and Development

UMUC's Graduate Distance Education, Globalization, and Development Certificate examines how distance education has been used and the audiences it has reached. It allows students to explore organizational models for distance education at various educational levels and analyze the roles played by international agencies. The changing role of the private sector, the role of conventional universities in relation to e-learning and the new international players in a globalized environment are also discussed. Core coursework includes: Foundations of Distance Education, Costs and Economics of Distance Education, Distance Education, Globalization, and Development, and Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Systems in Distance Education. This certificate requires 12 semester hours to complete.