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Put your passion into action and help people learn more effectively in cutting-edge digital environments. With Capella’s online MS in Education, Instructional Design for Online Learning specialization, you can build the skills you need to integrate emerging trends in online education with the highest ethical standards. Open new professional doors as you learn how to balance instructional design, the psychology of learning, and the power of technology. Sharpen your focus on methods of online delivery, software tools, and project management. You’ll also dive deep into applying instructional theory and managing projects.
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ED5802 |
Principles of Instructional Design
Learners develop professional skills and competencies pertaining to instructional design process, theories, and strategies. Learners evaluate the decisions that instructional designers make, the principles and concepts that drive those decisions, and the ways the decisions are interrelated. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or credit for prior learning. |
4 quarter credits |
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ED5804 |
The Delivery of Distance Education
In this course, learners gain an understanding of current distance education delivery systems, including print, recorded audio and video, and Internet technologies. Learners also examine the ways delivery technologies inform and constrain design decisions. |
4 quarter credits |
ED5807 |
Design of Instructional Media
Learners in this course examine instructional design skills and competencies including budgeting, communication, project management, program evaluation, and legal and ethical issues. Learners design theory-based instructional solutions and plan the design of instructional components using various forms of instructional media and technologies. |
4 quarter credits |
ED5810 |
Project Management for e-Learning Development
This course presents project management topics, techniques, media strategies, and ethical standards specific to e-learning development. Learners identify and apply the tools, methods, and processes used to effectively budget, implement, and manage e-learning development projects. |
4 quarter credits |
ED6503 |
Instructional Design Technologies
In this course, learners apply theories and principles of instructional design and cognitive learning utilizing instructional media strategies. Learners also identify ethical, legal, and political implications of the design in the workplace. Finally, learners examine software tools that developers and instructional designers use to create innovative e-learning experiences. Cannot be fulfilled by credit for prior learning. |
4 quarter credits |
This master’s specialization is designed to provide professionals in a variety of traditional and online settings—including educational institutions, corporations, health care and government agencies, and the military—with advanced competence in the field instructional design and development. The curriculum is focused on preparing you, the instructional design practitioner, to successfully develop educational interventions based on theory and practice in the field.
On successful completion of this program, you should be able to:
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The total cost of your degree will depend on academic performance, transfer credits, scholarships and other factors. See GuidedPath cost information below.
A structured learning format with an active peer community and faculty guidance. We’ll set the schedule, you meet the deadlines.
$470 per credit, $150 resource kit fee, 48 total quarter credits, 12 max transfer credits
*This is only an estimate, effective July 10, 2023, and is subject to change. Your price will vary depending on your specialization, transfer credits, and tuition discounts. Books, supplies, and other fees are not included in this estimate. GuidedPath prices show the tuition you would pay if you brought in an average number of transfer credits or the maximum allowed transfer credits. New or recently revised program estimates are based on comparable programs.
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Applicants to the MSEd in Instructional Design and Online Learning program must provide the following information for admission:
GRE and GMAT are not required for admission.
International student requirements
If you completed your most recent academic coursework, degree, or credential at an institution outside the United States, regardless of your citizenship or where you currently live, you are considered an international applicant.
In addition to the above admission requirements, you will need to submit these materials:
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Your education can help you reach your professional and personal goals. While Capella cannot guarantee that a graduate will secure any specific career outcome, such as a job title, promotion, or salary increase, we encourage you to explore potential jobs and employment settings. Here are some ideas and examples for a graduate with an MSEd in Instructional Design for Online Learning.
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