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About the Course

In a world that’s quickly becoming dominated by mobile technology, flexible working opportunities and a post-pandemic economy, online learning is here to stay. This course introduces you to the basics of reimagining, redesigning and optimising face-to-face offerings for the online environment so that learners feel connected, engaged and motivated to learn. Educators from around the world who are facing these issues in schools, universities and the vocational education sector are finding they need to adapt by upskilling to meet these changing times. This course will introduce you to the key foundational concepts required for teaching online and will explore how technology has fundamentally changed the way education can be delivered and consumed by learners. The course will cover questions such as: What is online learning and how does it differ from learning in traditional classroom settings? Do the needs of online learners differ from their face-to-face counterparts? How can I design online learning so that it reflects and meets the needs of my learners? Which tools and resources are readily available and easy to master for facilitating engaging and interactive online learning? These questions and many more will be answered in this course, which is designed for teachers and educators who are new to online learning, or those who are preparing to adapt existing learning resources to an online learning environment. Learning outcomes By the end of this course, you’ll: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the trajectory of online learning, from a historical perspective to contemporary experience and future possibilities 2. Explain how the needs of learners in blended and fully online learning environments differ from traditional face-to-face learning environments 3. Select and use a range of techniques, tools and resources to improve the digital learning skills of learner...

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EE

Feb 4, 2023

A fresh view on online learning and teaching, would recommend even if not in the traditional education space but instead considering creating a course and releasing it online.

SM

Apr 3, 2022

This course is very interesting and fits the topic I need. The level of material presented is suitable for beginners and informative to be directly applied in online learning.

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By Jason L

Dec 14, 2021

The course content was very general. If you are looking for ideas on how to improve the effectiveness of your online classes and presentations, they only provide some good links and secondary sources, but there wasn't a lot in the actual lecture content. It was more about the basic value in online education and some general rules of thumb. For a class on effective online teaching, there were some basic flaws, like too much reading verbatim during the lectures. The podcasts were dry and lengthy. The same visuals were repeated frequently throughout the course. I suppose if somebody is very new to education or very hesitant to use technology, it would be okay, but it wasn't what I was looking for. There are been some excellent Coursera courses from Macquarie, but this wasn't one I would recommend.

By Loretta E

May 21, 2023

It opens your mind to how effective and efficient online learning can be, and ways to achieve it. For non-educators, you get to understand the pedagogy (and andragogy) for teaching and ways technology can improve it. The weekly challenge gives a practical approach to the lessons and reinforces the knowledge gained.

By Rijadh D W

Nov 27, 2021

I think this is a good introductory course. I recommed this course especially for early career educators as part of their professional development.

By Dr. T C

May 3, 2022

The course is well deisgned. it makes me easy to catch up with the programme's main ideas.

By Alvin L Y P

Oct 27, 2021

very good Course for basic understanding on Onliearning Learning

By Marian T

Apr 18, 2022

A basic course that inspired me to improve my online teahing.

By 006 i r

Mar 9, 2022

i like the materials, i found a lot of new strategies inside.

By Erika G E

Feb 5, 2023

A fresh view on online learning and teaching, would recommend even if not in the traditional education space but instead considering creating a course and releasing it online.

By Sella M

Apr 3, 2022

This course is very interesting and fits the topic I need. The level of material presented is suitable for beginners and informative to be directly applied in online learning.

By Sara D

Nov 8, 2023

Totally awesome! This is a very informative and insightful course. It is a great start to studying online course design. Highly recommend!

By فرحان ج م ا

Apr 20, 2023

رائع متميز بارك الله فيك ووفقك الله لكل خير

Wonderful, distinguished, may God bless you and grant you success for all that is good

By John J A

Aug 9, 2022

The content was simple and the presentation was excellent. Thank you team for providing such great courses for online educators.

By Andres B

Jul 13, 2022

I think some feedback and more interactive discussion on tasks like the forum we designed would have been useful.

By MARIA D P Q E

Mar 4, 2023

It was an interesting course, it provides good ideas to apply on our remote classes. Thank you.

By Олексій В Б

May 3, 2022

An interesting course that provides a basis for understanding the system of modern education

By Nadezda P

Nov 27, 2022

Interesting, well-structured, and very encouraging course. Thank you.

By Noorah M

May 5, 2023

Really its the time we should stop looking anew world with old eyes.

By Ch G R

May 18, 2023

It is fabulous and very useful course, I have learnt new things.

By Tanielle P

Aug 23, 2023

I felt like I learned a lot and this course was worth my while.

By Kenny C

Feb 8, 2023

Great course, I really

understood the WHY of online education.

By Hai T T

Sep 14, 2021

It is really

good for beginning teachers

By Rafaela F

Apr 6, 2023

CURSO MARAVILHOSO! ESTOU MUITO FELIZ.

By Speed R

Feb 27, 2023

Great course! Educational! Current!!

By محبوبه ب ا ب ا

Apr 1, 2023

رائعه ومدربين مبدعون

By Muhamamd K

Apr 14, 2023

Amazing and latest