Best Practices for Teaching an Online Course

June 20, 2018

For seasoned online instructors or an institution implementing a new online program, making it effective means planning and strategy. In this guide, we break down the top-level steps that successful institutions are doing to ensure their online course offerings are successful. In this guide, you’ll get tips on:Developing online course content and effective course design.Using tools to increase instructor presence.Monitoring student progress to improve engagement.

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