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Getting Started with Online Teaching

The demand for online course offerings is surging, and advances in technology mean that online courses can deliver just about any educational experience that face-to-face courses can with relative ease. Yet some importance differences between the two modes of delivery – and some best practices for online course delivery – should shape in some unique ways how online classes are designed and delivered. The following guide gives an overview of these fundamental considerations. 

Differences between Online and Face-To-Face Courses 

When developing an online course, it’s helpful to understand some differences between online and face-to-face classes that can affect how an online course should be designed and delivered: 

Best Practices 

Given some of the considerations outlined above, a number of best practices can help instructors create highly effective online classes.

The demand for online course offerings is surging, and advances in technology mean that online courses can deliver just about any educational experience that face-to-face courses can with relative ease. Yet some importance differences between the two modes of delivery – and some best practices for online course delivery – should shape in some unique ways how online classes are designed and delivered. The following guide gives an overview of these fundamental considerations. 

Differences between Online and Face-To-Face Courses 

When developing an online course, it’s helpful to understand some differences between online and face-to-face classes that can affect how an online course should be designed and delivered: 

Best Practices 

Given some of the considerations outlined above, a number of best practices can help instructors create highly effective online classes.