The Master of Arts in Learning and Emerging Technologies from Empire State College is designed for individuals from a variety of backgrounds, comprising a community engaged in exploring and researching the learning process, specifically with emerging online technologies. 

This program is appropriate for community college faculty, instructional designers, trainers in corporate and nonprofit organizations, K-12 teachers and international educators, among others. For a student, being part of this community of practice is to model the types of interactions and creative, problem-based activities made possible by using a range of technology tools for learning. 

The program offers five concentrations in instructional design, STEM Education and Emerging Technologies; Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Emerging Media and Technology for the Arts, Innovation and Management of Emerging Technologies, and an individualized concentration. The program is offered as a variable 30-36 credit program, with a 30-credit professionally-oriented capstone option and a 36-credit research-oriented option.