Creating and Implementing Online Courses – US Embassy
Course Overview
The Creating and Implementing Online Courses MOOC, adapted from the Global Online Course of the same name, is designed to share best practices and powerful tools for creating and implementing online courses for students. Through this course, participants will use the ADDIE model for instructional design to design a course outline and a hybrid model framework.
About this Course:
Welcome to the Creating and Implementing Online Courses Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)! This course will give participants powerful tools to create and implement online courses for students. Using the ADDIE model for instructional design, you will first analyze (A) students, stakeholders, and objectives by writing a learner story. You will then design (D) a course outline and hybrid module framework. You will also develop (D) a video script. Finally, you will create an action plan to demonstrate how you intend to implement (I) and evaluate (E) the online English language course you develop. This course was developed by Arizona State University for the Online Professional English Network (OPEN), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- identify best practices of online course design;
- create course objectives and a learner story based on a needs analysis of the teaching context;
- design a course outline and hybrid module framework based on a learner story and course objectives;
- use multimedia principles for online course design to develop learning assets;
- explain the process and tools used for course evaluation;
- cascade new knowledge with peers in teaching context.
About The Online Professional English Network
The Online Professional English Network (OPEN)Links to an external site. offers professional development courses for English language teachers and educators, as well as other professionals around the world. The goal of the program is to increase the capacity of participants to use English effectively in their professional contexts, increase access to openly licensed learning materials, increase understanding of U.S. society, culture and values, provide opportunities for mutual exchange, and build the capacity of participants to apply what they have learned within their educational and professional communities.
Who
The OPEN program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Links to an external site., Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, with funding from the U.S. government, and is administered by FHI 360Links to an external site..
The professional development opportunities offered through the program are designed and taught by a variety of partners, including universities, non-profit companies, private sector partners, and consultants. Together, the U.S. Department of State, FHI 360, and our partners offer online professional development opportunities to English educators and learners in over 100 countries.
“OPEN Partners” by FHI 360 is licensed under CC BY 4.0Links to an external site.
What
OPEN offers online courses on a variety of topics, including teacher training topics such as Critical Thinking, Educational Technology, Assessment, and Teaching English to Young Learners, among others, as well as English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses such as English for Media Literacy, English for Journalism, and English Communications for Health Professionals, among others. The program also produces webinars and free materials that participants can adapt for personal or professional use.
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Where
OPEN professional development opportunities are offered entirely online. Courses are offered asynchronously via the Canvas learning management system (LMS), webinars are offered via Facebook Live, and other opportunities are available via the OPEN Community of Practice.
