eLearning Certifications

eLearning Certifications

• OU (Open University in the UK) does - It's worth a look: http://www.open.ac.uk/. Any of their courses be offered as distance and/or online learning, so the location shouldn't be an issue.
• Bloomsburg University has an online eLearning Certificate. The program uses synchronous technology with a real instructor at the other end so there are time commitments -it is a really good program.
  Check it out at Bloomsburg University's Instructional Technology page.
• The University of Southern Queensland offer a Postgrad Certificate in a variety of options:
  - educational technology
  - online learning
  http://www.usq.edu.au/
• Friesen, Kay & Associates - http://www.fka.com/index.asp
• The Allen Academy - (need new link - help?) http://www.allenacademy.com/students/certification.htm
• ASTD eLearning Certification - http://www.astd.org/content/education/certificatePrograms/ELearning
  
• Clark Training - http://www.clarktraining.com/certification.php
• Professional eLearning Designers' Association - http://www.peldaglobal.com/
• University of Illinois Global Campus, they have a certificate program. http://global.uillinois.edu/search?keyword=&subject=all&degree_type=all&campus=Global+Campus
• Fairmont State University offers a graduate certificate in Online Learning. Information can be found online at:
  http://www.fairmontstate.edu/graduatestudies/grad_programs.asp
• University of Texas at Brownsville http://www.utb.edu/vpaa/de/Pages/E-LearningCertificate.aspx as part of an online graduate degree in Instructional Technology. The four courses required for the e-learning certificate are Instructional Design, Educational Telecommunications, Multimedia/Hypermedia, and a capstone project course.
• University of MD, Baltimore County (UMBC) - ISD graduate program. This program also offers certifications in Instructional Technology and Distance Ed, if you are not ready for the time involved in getting the MA. http://www.umbc.edu/isd/
• San Diego State University - http://edtec.sdsu.edu/ Full Masters and certificates, online and on campus, for decades. You can't be engaged in elearning or workplace learning and performance that leverages technology without bumping into many SDSU EDTEC grads.
  

Also, check out Certification Magazine for many options. http://www.certmag.com/