assessment

Course Structure

The Course Design Triangle

Course design is especially critical for online courses because you have to produce your course materials in advance. Once the course is live and students are enrolled, it’s much harder…

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Assessment

Writing Quiz Questions

Quizzes are incredibly useful tools in any online course. They provide students with immediate feedback on their learning, build metacognitive skills, enhance motivation, and create a sense of accountability. As…

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Pedagogy

Textbook-Free Courses

In April 2015, Inside Higher Ed hosted a webinar arguing that online courses should move away from using textbooks and instead adopt more open educational resources (OERs). Some key takeaways…

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