Creating an online course, of any type or scope, is a very hectic and time consuming job. In fact, it is something you may spend months working on—tweaking each and every aspect of your class to make sure that you create something that personally impacts each and every person who takes your online course. However, when you have that course completed and ready to go live, it’s easy to think that you are finished and move on with other projects. This can be a big mistake. It is vital that you regularly conduct an online course evaluation. So, how does evaluation of an online course, where participants are located around the world, work? While every educator may evaluate things a little differently, here are five important steps in the process. Think from Learners’ Perspective • Consider Applicability of the Ideas and Content • Monitor Interaction in Class • Review Number and Types of Queries from Students • Draft a Questionnaire to Evaluate the Course Review each of these steps in detail, to help you conduct your evaluation of online course and coursework. Once you have completed this, you should have a better idea of where your current course stands and what you need to do to bring your course up to date and help make it better applicable for today’s online learners. #1 Think from Learners’ Perspective Step one in the evaluation process should be to look at your course from the perspective of your students. When you are the one who created the course it can be hard to do this—after all, you are very close to the end result. To do this properly may mean that you need to work your way through the course just like a learner will. When you think...
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