UK based E-learning courses

The following is a compilation of fully or partially online courses in aspects of e-learning, current as of February 2003. The list is unlikely to be comprehensive but shows a fair amount of courses, especially at a postgraduate level.

No endorsement is made of the courses listed here and any course descriptions quoted from course web sites are shown in italics. Before choosing a course, it is recommended that you visit the listed web address for further information and also contact the host institution. Qualifications and equivalencies vary and this should be taken into account. Most host institutions listed are FE colleges or HE universities and so the qualifications gained through their courses should have broader currency as part of the UK education system. Courses hosted by commercial companies should be investigated carefully to ensure they are reliable and reputable and that the qualification gained has value. One course listed is actually US based though the moderator is a qualified UK elearning practitioner.

If you have further courses that could be added to this list or comments to make about its contents, please contact;
Kate Butler
kate.butler@sheffcol.ac.uk

Notes
February 2003. Kate Butler is a tutor for The Sheffield College and has involvement with the LeTTOL and COL courses.
July 2004. This compilation is currently being updated, and will be reissued during the autumn. Whilst this is happening references to a programme offered by the Training Foundation (a UK private training provider) have been removed.

Quick summary
Pre LeTTOL/COL
Course	Institution	
UfI Module 16: Online Learner Mentoring	UfI	

LeTTOL/COL equivalent
Course	Institution	
Learning to Teach OnLine (LeTTOL)	The Sheffield College	
Certificate in Online Learning (COL)	Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)	
The Certificate in eLearning, Teaching and Training (CeLTT)	University of Greenwich	
Introduction to Internet Course Delivery:	University of London	
Tutoring Online	National Extension College:	
Foundations of Online Learning and Teaching:	University of Hull	
Gilly Salmon’s e-moderators course	Learning Networks	
Online Trainer Course	Abacus Virtual College	
International Certificate in Online Learning and Teaching (iCOLT)	Digital Brain	

Post LeTTOL/COL
Course	Institution	
Implementing Teaching Online (ITOL)	The Sheffield College	
Advanced Certificate in Online Learning (ACOL)	Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)	
Postgraduate Certificate, Learning in the Connected Economy	Delivered by The Open University.	
MSc / Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Learning Technology, Networked Learning or Multimedia Courseware Engineering 	Lancaster University	
Masters level Certificate in Teaching and Learning with Technology	University of Keele (Department of Education)	
Certificate / Graduate Diploma / MA  Learning Technology Research 	University College London	
Postgraduate Certificate / Postgraduate Diploma / MSc Teaching and Learning using Information & Communications Technology (ICT)	Leeds Metropolitan University	
MA in Open and Distance Education	Open University's Institute of Educational Technology	
Postgraduate Certificate / Postgraduate Diploma / MSc E-learning, Multimedia and Consultancy	Sheffield Hallam University	
Networked MA/MRes in Management Learning and Leadership (MAML)	Lancaster University	
MEd in E-learning	University of Sheffield	
MSc eLearning: Interactive Teaching Technologies	University of Ulster	
MEd / Postgraduate Diploma Information Communication Technology	University of Exeter	
UK based E-learning courses

Pre LeTTOL/COL
Course: UfI Module 16: Online Learner Mentoring
Institution: UfI
Description: Inhouse staff development course soon to be replaced with a new course “Supporting Learners Online”. 
Online Learner Mentoring is an introductory course aimed at anyone wishing to become involved in supporting learners online. It is recommended for those experienced in face to face teaching or training, or distance learning, but who have not carried out these roles online, as well as for those who have no such experience but wish to undertake some basic training in this growth area. The course itself is not accredited but completers receive a Statement of Completion. The course normally runs for eight weeks and requires one to two hours of study time a week. It comprises self-study material and the group activities. There is also a small individual project on which you need to spend no more than two hours in total.
For more information: If you work for a learndirect centre send an email to module16@ufi.com, including name, email, postal address, learndirect centre and telephone number. If you do not work for a learndirect centre you will be offered the course, free of charge, if you join the Ufi National Tutor Service. For more details on the National Tutor Service visit: http://www.ufi.com

LeTTOL/COL equivalent
Course: Learning to Teach OnLine (LeTTOL)
Institution: The Sheffield College
Description: Fully online course requiring approx 7 hours per week for 22 weeks. 
If you are a teacher, lecturer, trainer, materials developer, or an academic or technical manager, LeTTOL will enable you to:
*	Teach learners on-line
*	Support them using email and conferencing
*	Manage on-line learning provision
*	Use the Internet as a powerful resource
*	Understand the pedagogy of on-line course design
All course activities, tutor support, peer interaction and assessment take place on-line.
Each learner is allocated to a cohort of 15-20 learners with a single tutor throughout the course. After about 2 weeks, the cohort is divided into learning sets of around 6 learners who then work together for the rest of the course. Learners progress by reading the web-based course materials, completing individual activities and taking part in collaborative activities.
Unit 1 - Getting Started (induction to working online and online technologies)
Unit 2 - Learning Online (in context of other delivery methods, evaluating and using web based resources)
Unit 3 - Learning Management Issues (the role of the tutor, the needs of the learner, learner management, assessment)
Unit 4 - Online Design and Delivery (designing online activities and courses)
Learners who successfully complete LeTTOL are currently awarded 6 National Open College Credits at Level 3. Level 3 Credits are broadly comparable to NVQ Level 3, GNVQ Advanced and A Levels. 
Cost: For UK/European citizens who are ordinarily resident in England - £350
For non UK/European citizens, or for people not living in England while studying LeTTOL - £650
Web address: http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/lettol/ 

Course: Certificate in Online Learning (COL)
Institution: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Description: Fully online course.
The Certificate in Online Learning provides students with a thorough understanding of how online learning works within the workplace, its advantages and disadvantages and the skills required to commission and manage online learning programmes. Delivered entirely online, with extensive tutor and peer support, the programme provides students with the unique experience of being both a learner and a tutor. The Certificate in Online Learning is suitable for all training and development specialists as well as managers responsible for commissioning or advising on training. 
Above all, the Certificate is about developing online communication skills and building confidence and expertise in adapting material for the medium.
All learning, tutor support, peer interaction and assessment take place on-line. Each learner is allocated to a cohort of 15-20 learners and has access to two experienced tutors throughout the course. Learners receive a one-working-day response to all activity work. Learners progress by reading the web-based course materials, completing individual activities and taking part in collaborative activities. The course is divided into four units:
Unit 1 - Getting Started (induction to working online and online technologies)
Unit 2 - Learning Online (in context of other delivery methods, evaluating and using web based resources)
Unit 3 - Learning Management Issues (the role of the tutor, the needs of the learner, learner management, assessment)
Unit 4 - Online Design and Delivery (designing online activities and courses)
Learners who successfully complete COL are currently awarded 6 National Open College Credits at Level 3. Level 3 Credits are broadly comparable to NVQ Level 3.
Cost: CIPD members: £1,365.00 + £238.88 VAT, 
Non-members  £1,520.00 + £266.00 VAT
Web address: http://www.cipd.co.uk/CMSTraining/Certificates+and+Qualifications/COL/Certificate.htm 

Course: The Certificate in eLearning, Teaching and Training (CeLTT)
Institution: University of Greenwich
Description: Is new but based on work/research spanning some 6 years. Its focus is on learning and teaching rather than the technology though is based upon online delivery using Virtual Learning Environments.
It has 4 modules and all add up to 60 credit points and take 2 semesters. A VLE is used for delivery, collaborative work is included and assessment includes a portfolio and a web-based e-learning ‘event’. Some off-line materials used as resources. Delivered fully online with an optional f2f induction. Can be taken part-time and is mainly asynchronous with some synchronous collaboration. The four modules are:
1. An Introduction to eLearning, Teaching & Training
2. Implementing eLearning, Teaching and Training
3. Principles of eLearning, Teaching and Training
4. eLearning, Teaching and Training Project
Cost: Cost per module is £300 for UK/EC students, a total for the programme of £1200. 5% discount for groups of 10 or more from the same organisation/institution. For non UK/EC, cost per module is £450, a total for the programme of £1800.
Web address: http://www.gre.ac.uk/celtt 

Course: Introduction to Internet Course Delivery:
Institution: University of London, Institute of Education
Description: 20 week part-time online distance programme which uses First Class. Has two optional f2f conferences. 
The course provides opportunities to investigate critically and in depth the nature of online learning. It focusses especially on learning and teaching, lesson planning and course design as they may be affected by the new potentials of the internet. Online discussions guide participants collaboratively to assess possible types of course delivery and virtual classrooms. 
Assessment by essays and diaries. Can accommodate international groups by establishing regional work groups accommodating common language for half of the course though English is obligatory for assessment. 
MODULE 1 Pedagogic design for on-line courses
MODULE 2 Choosing and using a VLE & Specialist Options
MODULE 3 Contexts of course design for borderless education
Cost: £590. Reduced fee for individuals in education or training: £490
Qualification not clear.
Web address: http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/OET.htm 

Course: Tutoring Online
Institution: National Extension College:
Description: Tutoring Online is an online course (text based resource plus online activities) where tutors can practise and develop their online teaching and tutoring skills. It is available as a tutor-supported course using NEC's VLE and accredited by City & Guilds. 
This 12 week course provides a good grounding in online tutoring, and is aimed at anyone who is supporting learners online. It covers all the principles that underpin good tutoring and shows how these can be implemented in an online environment. The course focuses on how to support students online rather than the technology of tutoring online.
Cost: £250 plus City and Guilds membership (approx £40). Qualification is the City and Guilds Certificate of Tutoring Online
Web address: http://www.nec.ac.uk/resources/product?usca_p=t&product_id=227&category_id=423 

Course: Foundations of Online Learning and Teaching:
Institution: University of Hull
Description: Foundations of Online Learning and Teaching is offered completely online as a distance learning course. This course attracts 20 credits at Masters level which can contribute towards a Masters level qualification in elearning currently under development. This module will be of interest to professionals in higher education, further education and schools and who may be involved in teaching online, or who are considering moving into online teaching. It is expected that you will have at least two or three years' prior teaching experience, possibly in a face to face situation. 
Requires 8 hours per week for 22 weeks, assessment by assignments and final project, based on peer collaboration and tutor interaction and uses Merlin VLE. 
Cost: £470.
Web address: http://www.hull.ac.uk/merlin/folt.html 

Course: Gilly Salmon’s e-moderators course
Institution: Learning Networks
Description: Fully online, 5 week intensive, tutored by Gilly Salmon (author of “E Moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online”) Uses her book as a guide through the 5 stage model (Access and Motivation, Online Socialisation, Information Exchange, Knowledge Construction and Development).  Uses peer and tutor collaboration and includes experience using online conferencing. Gilly Salmon works for the Open University. Unaware of credit-point equivalency. Please note this is a U.S. based course.
Cost: U.S. $395
Web address: http://www.learningnetworks.net/ (click on Facilitator Training)

Course: Online Trainer Course
Institution: Abacus Virtual College
Description: This course is a must for any trainer or tutor who is to deliver collaborative, interactive training online.  After a one day face to face workshop, each student attends this course online through virtual classrooms in the Abacus Virtual College. This can be accessed over a telephone line that connects the student’s computer to the Abacus Virtual College or via the Internet using software supplied by Abacus. The course is accredited by the ILM  (Institute of Leadership & Management, a nationally recognized, independent, awarding body in Great Britain, which accredits institutions and awards certificates to students whose course work meets their high standards). 
All courses use FirstClass.
Module 1	Initial Face-to-Face Workshop   
Module 2	Exploring CMC, Weeks 1 – 3 (Online)  
Module 3	CMC in Training, Weeks 4 – 7 (Online)    
Module 4	Personal Project, Weeks 8 – 10 (Online)
Module 5	Final Face-to-Face Workshop
Cost: Unknown.
Web address: http://www.virtualcollege.co.uk/courses/0009C1B8-70E903AC
Abacus Virtual College also have courses in:
Managing Online Learning 
(http://www.virtualcollege.co.uk/courses/0008CF64-70E903AC)
Online Language Trainer Course
(http://www.virtualcollege.co.uk/courses/0008CFAA-70E903AC )
Advanced Online Trainer Course
(http://www.virtualcollege.co.uk/courses/00097E5B-70E903AC )

Course: International Certificate in Online Learning and Teaching (iCOLT)
Institution: Digital Brain
Description: This is a fully online course that is currently starting it’s pilot run. It is UK based and accredited by Oxford, Cambridge and the Royal Society for Arts (OCR). It consists of five modules which can be taken separately or together to form the Certificate. The informational web site is an example of style over useful content and doesn’t give many details about time commitment, course duration, system requirements or the nature of the delivery though it implies that the course takes a year to complete. There seems to be a fair reliance on Flash animations and I would guess that the course uses a Virtual Learning Environment. Tutor and peer interaction seem to be a part of the course and it is possible to study it from anywhere (though the registration form asks for a telephone contact number rather than email). Module titles are;
Module 1 – Introduction to iCOLT
Module 2 – The E-learning Landscape
Module 3 – E-learning Themes
Module 4 – The Content Creation Process
Module 5 – Supporting Students Online
Cost: Currently £200 per module or £550 for the Certificate.
Web address: http://icolt.digitalbrain.com/icolt/web/home/home/ 

Post LeTTOL/COL
Course: Implementing Teaching Online (ITOL)
Institution: The Sheffield College
Description: ITOL [Implementing Teaching On-Line] is a course designed to follow-on from LeTTOL [Learning to Teach On-Line]. The ITOL course is open to LeTTOL completers who are involved in the development and /or delivery of on-line teaching and learning projects in both the public and private sector.  It provides an opportunity for participants to:
•	gain an understanding of the principles of Action Research through reflective practice;
•	to gain an understanding of issues relevant to implementing on-line learning projects;
•	to develop project resource and action plans and support networks;
•	to provide an evaluation framework for on-line learning projects;
•	to enable the development of networking links with other on-line practitioners.
The course consists of five sections
1) Course introduction. Group Building and Methodology
2) Collaborative Working
3) The Research and Development Phase
4) The Implementation Phase
5) The Review and Evaluation Phase
The two main outputs being a reflective case study using participants own practice and an (optional) extended essay, where additional evidence is needed to meet Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria. The majority of course activities, tutor support, peer interaction and assessment take place on-line. Participants need to be in a position to implement a live on-line learning/training project as a course developer, tutor or line manager during the period of the course although this project does not need to be large scale. ITOL involves 90-guided learning hours, spread over a period of 38 weeks, approximately 2 to 2.5 hours per week for the duration of the course. ITOL is accredited by Open College Network West (OCNW), at Level 4.  
Cost: £350
Web address: http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/lettol/realworld/after_lettol.html 

Course: Advanced Certificate in Online Learning (ACOL)
Institution: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Description: This advanced online course has been specially designed for those with some experience of online learning but who now want to progress and gain confidence in planning and implementing their own online learning projects. The programme cuts through the hype and gives participants in-depth, hands on experience in how best to apply the new technology and equips them with the understanding, knowledge and experience to implement learning solutions that really work. 
The Advanced Certificate programme comprises five units and requires approximately 2.5 hours study per week over a period of 38 weeks. The programme is delivered entirely online which includes course activities, tutor support, peer interaction and assessment. Learners have access to two experienced tutors and can expect individual attention and swift responses. The Advanced Certificate in Online Learning is accredited by the Open College of the North West.
Five Units are:
Unit 1 - Getting Started (two to three weeks)
Unit 2 - Working Collaboratively (two to three weeks)
Unit 3 - The Research and Development Phase (two to three weeks)
Unit 4 - The Implementation Phase (20 weeks)
Unit 5 - The Review and Evaluation Phase (four weeks)
Cost: CIPD Members:  £1,080.00 + £189.00 VAT
Non-members:    £1,200.00 + £210.00 VAT
Web address: http://www.cipd.co.uk/CMSTraining/Certificates+and+Qualifications/ACOL/Certificate.htm 

Course: Learning in the Connected Economy, Postgraduate Certificate
Institution: Delivered by The Open University.
Description: This programme is an eight-month Certificate course at the end of which a Postgraduate Certificate is awarded by The Open University. It is worth 60 Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CATS) points towards an Open University Masters Degree in Open and Distance Education, which requires a total of 180 CATS points. The programme has been developed jointly between The Open University and the University of Cambridge. Requires an average of 15 hours study a week.
This course aims to provide a solid base for understanding the impact of the internet on the way we learn, both as individuals and as organisations. This understanding will derive partly from working with the most rigorous research available – including case studies, journal articles, set textbooks and guest webcasts – and partly from practical hands-on experience in using the internet for individual and group experiments. 
The course consists of four modules:
Module One – The Connected Learner
Module Two – Learning and the Connected Organisation
Module Three – Connected Learning in Practice
Module Four – Learning in the Connected Economy
Cost: Standard UK fee for this course is £2,600.
Web address: http://www.ukeu.com/course-distancelearning/default.htm 

Course: Advanced Learning Technology Programme which includes MSc or Postgraduate Diplomas in Advanced Learning Technology, Networked Learning or Multimedia Courseware Engineering
Institution: Lancaster University
Description: Running since 1989 and is modular, distance study with technologically-enabled support (using Lotus Notes) and interaction, plus optional residential sessions and covers all aspects of technology-based learning. Suitable for part-time study and aimed toward FE/HE and training. 
Modules include:
The psychology of Learning Technology
Analysis & design methods
Networked learning
Evaluation
Courseware engineering
Organisational context of Learning Technology
Cost: Total for MSc is £4950, total for a diploma is £4250. Individual modules £770 each for 18 credit point and £390 each for 9 point modules. Unsure of total credit points.
Web address: http://csalt.lancs.ac.uk/alt 

Course: Masters level Certificate in Teaching and Learning with Technology
Institution: University of Keele (Department of Education)
Description: A programme of staff development in the use of Communication and Information Technology in teaching, learning and assessment for FE and HE. The central concern is curriculum design and innovation using CIT Basic IT skills only pre-requisite. 
A 12 month part-time course by f2f or distance learning, also awards the Professional Development in HE award in Embedding Learning Technology from the National Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) as well as 60 credit points at Postgraduate Certificate level or 30 at Masters level.. It is one out of three modules of the Keele MA in Teaching and Learning. Assessment by portfolio. Based on 14 f2f workshops and online discussion but all workshops can be attended ‘virtually’. 
Cost: £950.
Web address: http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/cs/Stephen_Bostock/talwt/index.html 
Quality:

Course: MA Learning Technology Research (also Cert or Grad Dip)
Institution: University College London
Description: This is a modular, flexible course, aimed at staff who use technology to support learning and teaching in Higher Education. Entrants are required to have a first or second class honours degree in a relevant discipline or a recognised equivalent qualification or at least three years' relevant work experience involving Learning Technology in Higher Education.  
Has some f2f but uses online technology for delivery. Modules include:
Compulsory: An introduction to research in learning technology (20 credits) 
Students may then select from the following: 
Affective Factors (10 credits) 
Learning Technology and Change in Universities (10 credits) 
Collaboration (10 credits) 
Electronic Literacy (10 credits) 
Evaluating Learning Technology (10 credits)
Theoretical and Philosophical Perspectives on Learning Technology (10 credits; research designated)
Researching Practice involving Learning Technology (10 credits; research designated) 
Research in Learning Technology Summer School (20 credits; research designated) 
Cost: £240 per 10-credit module and £480 per 20-credit module for UK and EU students
Web address: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/epd/masters/maltr.html (course website http://www.ucl.ac.uk/epd/ltr/index.html)

Course: Postgraduate Certificate / Postgraduate Diploma / MSc Teaching and Learning using Information & Communications Technology [ICT]
Institution: Leeds Metropolitan University
Description: Not fully online and requires weekend f2f contact with online learning support. 
This programme is now well established and the next intake to this course will start in February 2003. The full programme consists of a Postgraduate Certificate (60 Level M points or 30 ECTS points), a Postgraduate Diploma (120 Level M points or 60 ECTS points) and the MSc (180 Level M points or 90 ECTS points). Each module is 20 Level M points or 10 ECTS points. There will be a new module available on Multimedia Learning Systems & Curriculum Development. Participants are able to claim credit for previous study and experience including learning in the work place, which has not yet been accredited against a completed award.
Cost: Each module will cost £320 (reduced to £150 for UK Qualified Teachers).  The Major Study will cost £960 (reduced to £450 for UK Qualified Teachers).  
Web address: http://www.lmu.ac.uk/ces/epd/courses/mscict.htm 

Course: MA in Open and Distance Education
Institution: Open University's Institute of Educational Technology
Description: This is a global online MA, exploring the implementation of open and distance learning, the applications of IT, globalisation, the connected economy. 
For the MA in Open and Distance Education you need to complete three 60-point courses chosen from:
H802 Applications of information technology in open and distance education
H804 The implementation of open and distance learning
H805 Understanding distributed and flexible learning
H806 Learning in the connected economy
Certificate and Diploma courses also available. It is possible to count 60 points from any other OU master's level course(s) towards the MA in Open and Distance Education. There is also a scheme of transferred credit towards the MA which allows the recognition of previous relevant study from institutions outside of the OU. Each course takes 8 months of approx 16 hours per week. Fair amount of peer and tutor interaction.
Cost: Unknown.
Web address: http://iet.open.ac.uk/coursesonline 

Course: Postgraduate Certificate / Postgraduate Diploma / MSc E-learning, Multimedia and Consultancy
Institution: Sheffield Hallam University
Description: The programme is distinctive because it enables you to work with participants from other countries in a unique online learning community. Our aim is to promote the sharing of experience and perspectives on teaching, learning and the use of digital media applications across what have traditionally been linguistic and cultural boundaries.
The MSc is made up of 90 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) units or 180 Masters (M) level credits. Modules are:
Postgraduate Certificate: 
Open Learning Environments
Digital Media Applications
Communication, Consultancy and Change
(Total: 30 ECTS or 60 M level credits)
Postgraduate Diploma:
Research Methodologies
Project Studies
(Total: 60 ECTS or 120 M level credits)
MSc 
Dissertation
(Total: 90 ECTS or 180 M level credits)
The programme is offered by Sheffield Hallam University's School of Education in collaboration with the School of Cultural Studies, the LTI Centre for Multimedia in Education and the Arnhem Nijmegen University of Professional Education in the Netherlands. Full time 1-2 years, part-time 3-4 years.
F2f support in Netherlands and Sheffield a requirement to supplement online study. Assessment is by portfolios, practical tasks, diaries, written reflections, oral and written (web-based) presentations and project work.
Cost:  	For EU
Part-time postgraduate certificate: £1080
Part-time postgraduate diploma: £2160
Part-time to MSc: £3240
Full-time to MSc: £2875
Non-EU:
Full-time to MSc: £8995
Web address: http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/ed/courses/multi/index.html 

Course: Networked MA/MRes in Management Learning and Leadership (MAML)
Institution: Lancaster University
Description: Participants register on either the MA or MRes in Management Learning and work together in a self-managed learning community composed of six residential workshops interspersed with online or face-to-face learning sets. Both programmes last two years, but the MRes forms a direct pathway to a PhD. Those registered on the MRes attend two additional training units from the Management School's ESRC-recognised research training programme. Assessment is by Seminar Papers, Project Essays and Dissertation. 
Cost: Per year is £4000 (GBP) regardless of nationality (total  £8000 for two years) plus cost of 6 residentials (approx £1850). Bursaries of up to £1000 (GBP) per annum maybe available from the Department of Management Learning for self-funded applicants. UK Applicants with a good first degree can also apply for ESRC studentships.
Web address: http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/pages/Postgraduate/MAMngtLearn/ 

Course: MEd in E-learning
Institution: University of Sheffield
Description: The MEd course in e-Learning by action research is an advanced part-time "at a distance" course designed to provide participants with a comprehensive grounding in the theory and application of networked learning.
The course is based on an open syllabus. This largely non-directive approach demands constant and critical involvement by all, participants and tutors alike. 
The open syllabus allows considerable flexibility in the choice of topics to be studied. The course is developed round a series of workshops. We have chosen to call these workshops, rather than modules, as we want to emphasise the active, problem centred participatory nature of them. There are three workshops in the first year and two in the second year.
The e-learning course can be taken as:
Certificate: Workshops 1 & 2 (60 credits) 
Diploma: Workshops 1, 2, 3 & 4 (120 credits) 
Masters: All Workshops plus research dissemination (180 credits) 
All workshops are run completely via the Internet and the Web.
Cost: Diploma: Workshop 1, 2, 3 & 4 (120 credits) £2,800.00 
Masters: All Workshops & research dissemination (180 credits) £4,200.00 
Web address: http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/csnl/Med_files/index.htm 

Course: MSc eLearning: Interactive Teaching Technologies
Institution: University of Ulster
Description: The course will be particularly attractive to education and training fields and subfields including: post 16 education, corporate training, further and higher education, voluntary, public and community-based organisations. The course is intended to enable students to develop teaching experiences that enhance the student' capacity to learn, using new modalities and systems of design. Curriculum flexibility will be developed using creative and experimental approaches to instructional learning. 
The course has various modules:
PGCert – Year 1 Principles and Practices of Online Education (15 credit points) Instructional Design (15 credit points) 
Teaching Technologies (15 credit points) 
Designing a Course using VLEs (15 credit points) 
PGDip – Year 2 Advanced Instructional Design (15 credit points) 
Managing a Course Online (15 credit points) 
Learning in Network Communities (15 credit points) 
Research Methods (15 credit points) 
MSc – Year 3 Research Study (60 credit points)
Cost: For EU residents PGDip £1830, MSc £2745 
For non-EU MSC £7200, PGDip £4800 
Web address: http://campusone.ulster.ac.uk/course_details.cgi/19 

Course: MEd or PGDip Information Communication Technology
Institution: University of Exeter
Description: 2 year part-time course, delivered online. 
Information technology and telecommunications have an increasing role to play in learning today. These modules are designed principally for teachers and trainers, including those who manage IT in schools and other educational organisations. Candidates should have a suitable degree or appropriate professional experience and wish to apply IT within an education or training environment. The programme consists of four modules plus a dissertation. Modules focus on the effective use of IT in education and training. The module assessment is a 4000 word essay exploring one issue from the module in depth or reporting a practical mini-research investigation into a relevant topic. The topic of the assignment will be of your choice approved and refined in collaboration with the tutor. Prior to submission, you will be required to submit a draft assignment for critical reading by and feedback from the tutor. Additionally, a dissertation of 20,000 words is required for the MEd. You will receive tutorial support during the preparation of your dissertation, including detailed guidance and criticism of your drafts.
Modules are:
Learning Effectively with ICT
Teaching Effectively with ICT
Managing and Organising ICT Effectively for Learning
Communication, Creativity and Problem Solving.
Cost: Standard Module £300
On-line Distance Learning Module £450
Dissertation Module (MEd) £805
Web address:  http://www.ex.ac.uk/education/subjects/med_it/modindex.htm