Designing and Developing an Online Course: A Guide for Educators
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2011
Place of publication: San Francisco, California
Format: E-book
Description: Written by an educator for educators, this ebook covers the practical questions that often arise when designing and developing an online course. Topics in this ebook were collected and assembled from questions asked over my years of working closely with educators. It is designed to help educators create an online course that is usable, accessible, and engaging so students get the most out of an online course. If you have been asked to design and develop an online course and need some help, you've come to the right place. I'll provide tips to help you prepare to work on your course all the way through to the final touches.

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Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Introduction; title: Why was this guide created?; title: How is this ebook different from other online teaching and learning books?; title: Who will benefit from this ebook?; title: Tips for using this ebook; title: Chapter 2: Preparing your foundation; title: Where do you plan to create your course?; title: What is file management and why should you care?; title: Preparing your technology infrastructure; title: Chapter 3: Gathering content; title: The seven principles for good practice; title: Structuring your course; title: Thoughts on interface and how it affects learning; title: Where to get content; title: About images; title: Where to find images; title: Using flickrcc.bluemountains.net; title: Using video; title: Creating your own videos; title: Captioning; title: Where to find videos; title: Using publisher-created videos; title: Is it okay to embed videos in my course?; title: YouTube playlists; title: Copyright basics; title: Accessibility: helping students access your course content; title: Checklist of do's and don'ts when creating content; title: Chapter 4: Creating your course content; title: Using an HTML editor; title: Using the template; title: Creating your first module (week or unit); title: Adding links; title: Modifying rows; title: Images; title: Getting your files into your course; title: The most common problem; title: Last-minute suggestions; title: What educators say