Online Classes That Work - eBook for Kindle

How do you make an online class work? Engage students in the learning process – just as you do in the face-to-face classroom.

There’s just one catch. Strategies that work well in the traditional classroom may not work well in the online classroom. An online class must be designed for the online classroom and facilitated using techniques proven to engage students in an online environment.

The differences are subtle. But the results are dramatic. To create an effective online class, you must know the secrets to teaching online.

What are these secrets you ask? That’s the subject of this book.

Online Classes That Work! Discovering the Secrets to Teaching Online is a valuable resource for anyone designing or teaching online classes. It is a must-read guide to assist instructors and designers in creating and teaching effective online classes or in combining the best of online with face-to-face teaching in the blended classroom.

This book is an ideal resource for an instructor preparing to teach his or her first online class, for new faculty or students learning the education process, and for experienced faculty and designers seeking ways to make their classes more engaging and effective.

For the instructor or designer, this book includes

• The learning model for online education

• Strategies for creating engaging and effective content

• Techniques for engaging students in the learning process

• Strategies to engage students in conversations and discussions

• Techniques to formally and informally assess learning outcomes

Online Classes That Work! is a valuable resource for administrators and program heads who must maintain and support online education