Certified Course
Designing and Developing Online Courses
In conjunction with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, MaxKnowledge has been honored by the 1EdTech Consortium as a Learning Impact Award Finalist for scaling pedagogical knowledge and practice through evidence-based technology.
MaxKnowledge Founder & CEO, Dr. Amir Moghadam, has been named as one of Career College Central's top 12 innovators leaping forward with ideas that have influenced the career education realm.
MaxKnowledge Chief Learning Officer, Tarlon Moghadam, has been named as one of Career Education Review's top 20 leaders changing career education.
In collaboration with the Universal Technical Institute, an independent evaluation study by the ROI Institute® proved the ROI of MaxKnowledge employee training on student retention to be over 500%.
Performance Group
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Course Objectives
Module 1: Characteristics of Quality Online Courses
- Identify the four major qualities of an online course.
- Define structural integrity and identify common components of an online course.
- Describe navigational simplicity.
- Assess the importance of learning delivery technologies to the online environment.
- Explain the difference between intellectual interaction and merely clicking on content.
Module 2: Learning Activities
- Select learning activities to include in your online course.
- Identify instructional transactions that can be supported in an e-learning environment.
- Describe how an instructor’s onsite lecture can be converted into an online format.
- Identify ways to effectively use questioning, reading materials and guest lectures in an online course.
- Explain the difference between synchronous and asynchronous discussions.
Module 3: Course Components
- Derive a suitable structure into which to organize your course content.
- Utilize a sample syllabus as a template for an online course.
- Describe how to effectively utilize questions to guide completion of online assignments.
- Explain how to effectively use quizzes, exams and model answers in the e-learning environment.
Module 4: Instructional Systems Design (ISD)
- Select suitable media strategies to integrate into your online course.
- Utilize examples of graphics and animations.
- Apply sound instructional design (ISD) principles during the design and development of your online course.
- Utilize a list of activities and questions for analyzing course objectives, content and assessments in relation to the online environment.
- Identify components of Course Design Specifications.
Course Structure
Course Format
- Can Start Anytime
- Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
- 4 Hours of Activities
Completion Requirements
- Study Course Content
- Pass ALL Required Quizzes
Digital Badge & Certificate of Completion
- 4 Hours of Continuing Education
- Awarded upon successful completion of course
Course Rating
Certification Credits
- This course provides a Certificate of Completion with 4 hours of continuing education credits.
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This course provides credit toward the Certified Higher Education Professional (CHEP) credential in the following specialization area(s):
- CHEP in Online Teaching
- This course provides credit toward the continuing education requirements for CHEPs in all areas of specialization.