Description
E-learning has become an attractive training option for many companies. But what does it take to make an online course effective? What are the key differences between online and traditional education? What are the best delivery methods?
E-learning Course Design is an 8-week online course that walks you through the complete course development life cycle for an online course. The course shows you how to use instructional design methods in the design of your online course. Instructional design is a process that uses established learning theories to plan, design, and develop course materials.
During this course, you’ll learn how to:
- Create a course outline
- Write learning outcomes
- Structure, write and design lesson materials for online presentation
- Write quizzes and assignments
- Deliver and evaluate online courses
In the assignments, you’ll get the opportunity to actually plan a real course, create a lesson in your course, and then test the course.
About the Instructor
The instructor will guide you throughout the course by providing one-to-one mentoring. During the course, the instructor will answer your questions by email, provide you with feedback on your assignments, and lead optional text chat sessions to discuss the materials and assignments.
Susan Bodnik is the author and instructor for this course. She has over 15 years of experience in teaching and developing online courses. Susan holds a degree in English from the University of Waterloo with a specialized focus on communications, rhetoric, and online learning.
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