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Design, Build, & Implement (edX)

Design, Build, & Implement (edX)

Take everything you have learned about online education, online learning ojectives, activities and assessments, and content and knowledge to start designing and building your online course in a learning management system.

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Designing, building, and implementing an online course requires effective online learning modules, following best practices for e-learning and learning management systems, using Backward Design methodology, specific learning outcomes and objectives and online course management. In this course, you will get to create an online module in a learning management system, receive feedback and make adjustments. Topics include the following:

  • Develop effective online learning modules.
  • Apply best practices to teaching online courses.
  • Plan a learning module using the Backward Design methodology.
  • Define specific, relevant, and assessable learning outcomes as well as key course topics
  • Manage an online course.

This course is part of the Online Education Professional Certificate.

What you'll learn
Learn how to:

  • Determine which learning outcomes will be addressed in each module of the course.
  • Outline the sequencing and scaffolding of the types and timing of your course materials, assessments, and learning activities in order to maximize learning.
  • Draft a course map for the course you are developing and designing.
  • Develop a complete online learning module
  • Set policies for an online course.
  • Enforce academic integrity principles online.
  • Use/Development of Module 0
  • Gather course feedback and make adjustments
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