Online Learning and Teaching Area of Study

Increase your skills and knowledge and prepare for a career in online teaching. The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) in Online Learning and Teaching from Thomas Edison State University (TESU) trains you to implement online and digital learning programs in a variety of environments, including K-12 schools, universities and businesses.

Our program leverages our deep expertise as a pioneer of technology to deliver higher education for adult learners. Expand your online pedagogy and teaching knowledge and prepare for a career as an instructional coordinator, corporate trainer or other specialized support staff using technology for online learning.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing the MALS, you will be able to:

• Apply learning theories and student learning styles to online learning.
• Assess the impact of culture and diversity on online learning.
• Identify best practices for technology-infused education that resolve the student and teacher issues with learning in the online environment.
• Develop appropriate assessment strategies that are relevant to online learning, including formative and summative evaluations of instruction as well as design.
• Evaluate ethical issues in online learning environments, such as educational copyright law, fair use, the TEACH Act, cheating, and plagiarism.
• Design strategies and techniques that promote student engagement and motivation in online environments.
• Create an online course using a learning management system that incorporates models, techniques and strategies for online learning and teaching learned throughout the certificate program.