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Instructional Design Principles to Create Successful E-Learning Courses

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4-5 hours
Free

Course Content

This free online course will equip you with the tools you need to develop high-quality e-learning courses. Technology has affected every area of our lives, including how we learn. Traditional teaching methods are being replaced by e-learning as more people become aware of the multiple advantages of this form of learning. While flexibility and cost savings are the most apparent advantages, numerous benefits are associated with e-learning programmes. This course will teach you how to develop engaging e-learning classes.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188787
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration4-5 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Define the notions of instructional systems design, e-learning and blended learning
• State the main principles of behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism
• Discuss the concept of andragogy and the six principles of adult learning
• Explain Abraham Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ and its influences on training courses
• Recognise the procedure of conducting a needs analysis
• Identify the role of learning objectives in course design
• Indicate the ways to create a design document, storyboard and prototype
• Outline the steps involved in the implementation of an e-learning course
• Describe the benefits of including evaluation, assessments and feedback in e-learning courses
• Summarise the ways to select an e-learning authoring tool for your needs
• Outline the importance of audio, video and graphics in e-learning
• Explain the role of SMEs and instructional designers as project managers in course
Course Code4704

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