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Master of Education Degree Programs Online – Teachers' Guide

Online learning includes master of education programs for those teachers who want to go a level up from the qualification conferred by the conventional courses. With a master’s education degree, the teachers also get to learn the skill of incorporating technological tools in their teaching curriculum. With such a qualification, they also learn to adapt methods as and when they evolve, to remain up-to-date and incorporate the modifications in their teaching styles. A master’s education degree is particularly ideal for those who are into imparting distant education to the adults, administrating education, designing curriculum for educational institutions, and training military candidates.

There are many colleges and universities offering accredited master’s of education degrees programs online. A master’s of education degrees certification has many advantages for the teachers’ for their careers, particularly because many states necessitate K-12 teachers to enroll in masters’ of education degrees within a specified timeframe. Obtaining such a certification means higher salaries for the candidates and guarantee well-paying jobs to the fresh candidates. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, teachers averaged $46,597 per annum in 2003-04. The continued strong demand of well-qualified teachers globally, indicates that this is the right time for those teachers, who are aiming at the sky to enroll themselves for the master’s of education program.

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The Controversy Of Distance Education

It was just really nice to hear that there is a developing alternative method available for people to avail of education even outside the school premises. It was interesting to witness that the world has really been on its track towards globalization and progress. I agree that technological advancement is one of the most evident proofs for almost everyone. I believe that the development of distant education is on its way to being widely accepted by both students and educators because of its inherent and obvious benefits for parties (students and teachers), the government and the business sector. My stand is that distant education, online education, or interactive education, whatever anyone prefers, as an alternative method of knowledge acquisition cannot and should not replace traditional classroom education even if it be an indication of the world’s progress.

Andrew Feenberg, in his article entitled “Reflections on the Distance Learning Controversy” has clearly shown favor for the online education as one of the pioneers of such program. His admiration for the purpose of the program is so obvious when he said that “the virtual classroom was a place of intense intellectual and human interaction” (A. Feenberg). I am personally in favor of pursuing distant education, knowing that such method can help a lot non-traditional students. It maybe possible that “intense intellectual and human interaction”, as Feenberg claimed, can happen in online education. This is so because intelligent and smart students can be found anywhere else in the world, regardless of their nationality and age, as well as teachers. I also agree that such kind of students can be shaped by online education but like traditional classroom learning, the case is relative. I said so because learning depends on how eager and dedicated students are.

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