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Platform - The Complete Set of Product Features. Make Money Teaching Online. You don't need to be a college professor to make money teaching online.

Make Money Teaching Online

Many sites now offer professionals and hobbyists the chance to create and sell online classes on topics from programming to healthy living. Here's how: 1. What Makes an Online Teacher Effective - Traits of Successful Online Teachers. Not every teacher is fit for the world of online education.

What Makes an Online Teacher Effective - Traits of Successful Online Teachers

Issues such as poor communication and unclear expectations can easily ruin a virtual course. But, some online teachers stand out from the crowd. What makes an online teacher effective? Share Your Opinion Keeps the Class Under Control. Make Money Teaching Online. About.com: Where to Sell Your Online Class. If you want to start your own online class and get paid for it outside of traditional academia, there are a lot of startups offering potential teachers an easy way to get started without the upfront costs of programming and promoting.

Where to Sell Your Online Class

Many of these online teaching platforms take a cut of the incoming tuition money rather than charging instructors up front. Here are some of the most popular online teaching platforms for would-be instructors: 1. Udemy If you’re excited about video lessons, Udemy is the place for you. 2. Where to Sell Your Online Class. 3 Online Learning Platforms Perfect For Teachers.

There is a lot of activity in the online learning space right now.

3 Online Learning Platforms Perfect For Teachers

Everyone and their mother is hopping into the boat and trying to figure out a way to improve education with web tools. Since Edudemic falls somewhere in the middle of that goal, I thought it might be useful to recap a few of the best online learning platforms that are useful for teachers to try out. Why teachers, you ask?

Because these platforms are all about increasing skills and learning using the power of the web. Each of these sites either has courses designed for teachers or they have courses designed by teachers. Personally, I think the online education space is still in its infancy and that there’s a lot of room to grow. Versal. The Staggering Number Of Schools That Have Gone Google. Do you have Google Apps in your school?

The Staggering Number Of Schools That Have Gone Google

Do you wish you did? The sheer number of schools that have gone Google are simply incredible. More than 20 million students are currently using Google Apps. That’s a staggering amount of students tied into Google’s web of software. But it’s about more than just sheer numbers. Google is making inroads into education in a different manner than Apple.

Smart List: 20 Learning Platforms - Getting Smart by Getting Smart Staff - blended learnning, Edmodo, LMS, open content, Pearson, platforms. This month Getting Smart is acknowledging people and organizations making a difference with a series of back to school top 10 lists.

Smart List: 20 Learning Platforms - Getting Smart by Getting Smart Staff - blended learnning, Edmodo, LMS, open content, Pearson, platforms

During August we will run about 40 ‘best of’ lists, not in order, not exhaustive, just people we appreciate. Today we are recognizing 20 platform providers. Comprehensive Platforms (LMS & content) List of Learning Management Systems, LMS. E-Learning A Learning Management System (LMS) is software that automates the administrative tasks of training, such as registering users, tracking courses in a catalog, recording data, charting a user’s progress toward certification, and providing reports to managers.

List of Learning Management Systems, LMS

The Ultimate List of Cloud-Based Learning Management Systems. I see an increasing interest for cloud-based eLearning.

The Ultimate List of Cloud-Based Learning Management Systems

Are you looking for a Cloud-Based Learning Management System? Of course you are! At the following post you will find a list of 20 (updated 06/25/2014) Cloud-Based Learning Management Systems that will being updated regularly. The past few days I received a lot of requests from eLearning developers, small businesses owners, and global enterprises concerning cloud-based learning management systems.

Enjoy, and in case that I haven't listed your favorite Cloud-Based Learning Management System please leave a comment and I will added at the list. Tips and Tricks: Learning Design. Your Task Evaluate the tips and tricks from P2PU's Friendly Learning Lead, Vanessa.Select a tip or a trick you plan to use for your course.

Tips and Tricks: Learning Design

We know starting and running a course can seem daunting. Apart from the learning design you walked through in the first Task, here are some other pieces of wisdom we've gleaned about peer learning. Introductions When you start your course, ask people for more context than "Hi, I'm Stan. " There's some evidence that building social bonds helps combat poor behavior in online courses. How do I make a P2PU Course? Calling All Course Creators!

How do I make a P2PU Course?

This course is a primer on how to run successful and robust courses on P2PU.org. If you are looking to connect with others interested in teaching similar topics, get feedback on your design and understand the learning theory behind Courses, start here. What is the coolest thing you'll learn in this course? Well, 4 things: :) A Collaborative Learning Community.: RCampus Open Tools for Open Minds. Seven Free Platforms for Teaching Online Courses. More and more high schools are embracing online courses to reach more students and all times of the day. While you can spend a lot of money for online course software, you don't have to. Here are seven free platforms for teaching online courses. This list cannot begin without mentioning Moodle first.

Moodle is an free platform that is commonly referred to as a course management system or virtual learning environment. To use Moodle you have to either install it on your own server(s) or have someone host it for you. Claroline is an open source program that gives users the freedom to create their own online classroom. 7 open source e-Learning CMS platforms. Hello CMS fans! Today we gonna present you 7 open source e-Learning CMS platforms which can be handy for your school, institution or even if you are a freelancer professor. The possibilities are endless so enjoy this round-up and for any questions, reviews or mentions use the comment section of this article. 1. eFront eFront is a product of cutting-edge technology, ready to satisfy your needs and help your organization be more efficient and more productive. You will discover new ways to perform educational tasks easier and faster, while keeping your people in shape.

Quick feature highlight: Easy to use: eFront was build from the scratch with the end user in mind. Course Provider Joins Google to Start Learning Platform. Futures Studies Methods - Futures Studies Methods - OpenLearning. Home Page. Google and edX Create a MOOC Site for the Rest of Us – Wired Campus - Blogs. Until now, massive open online courses have mostly reinforced existing hierarchies in higher education. MOOC providers have recruited elite institutions and offered them and their professors the opportunity to broadcast their courses to the world.

But now edX, a nonprofit provider founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is joining forces with Google to create a spinoff Web site where ordinary folks—and professors at colleges that have not been invited to join high-profile MOOC consortiums—can not only sign up for a MOOC but also build one themselves. The new site, MOOC.org, will provide tools and a platform that “will allow any academic institution, business, and individual to create and host online courses,” says a blog post by Dan Clancy, a research director at Google. In an interview, Anant Agarwal, president of edX, referred to the site as a “YouTube for courses.”

As such, MOOC.org is likely to be more freewheeling than edX proper. University of Reddit : How to make a MOOC. Making Online Quizzes with Google Docs - Creating Quizzes. Google Docs is a favorite thing for many educators. It is a totally free, web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and form application. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users, especially for trainers using it in online classroom.

In addition to being a stellar way to write, store and manage your documents and slideshows, is also a fantastically useful way to create online quizzes for assessment. Here I will discuss the details about creating an online quiz with Google Docs. Now, you could view the quiz created by Google Docs below. Step 1. Step 2. Once you’re logged in, click “New”, and then “Form”.

Step 3. Add the Text question type question.Text question type is for short text answers of a couple words or less. You also can add some other question types, such as Checkboxes, Paragraph text, Choose from a list, Scale and Grid. Step 4. Step 5. Now everything is ok, it’s time to invite others to take your quiz. How to create your own Reddit community. How to teach a course through the University of Reddit. How to Convert a Classroom Course Into a MOOC. Behind The Scenes In The Making Of A MOOC. How to make your own MOOC! (Well…quasi-MOOC) Guest Blog – Andy Hicken This week, Managing eLearning features another guest post from Andy Hicken, Web Courseworks’ Product Innovation Specialist. Recently, we’ve been getting inquiries from associations and corporations interested in having their own MOOC. Unfortunately, you can’t have a MOOC. Sorry. End of blog post. Why not, you ask? Pricing & Purchase. ProductPayment TypeUnlimited LicenseUse LearnDash to create as many sites as you like!

Unlimited Customer SupportAs long as you are a LearnDash customer, you will receivesupport. 5 MOOC Building Platforms. Now that MOOCs are hitting the scene, everyone wants to jump on board! Resources & Expectations For Creating A Smarter MOOC. Teach Online - Join the 1000s of Instructors Teaching on Udemy! iTunes U–The Next Big Learning Management System?

As a former iTunes U administrator for my institution I was skeptical about the idea that Apple was opening up the iTunes U interface to any teacher who wanted to upload their content into to share with students. In my experience, it took months of legal wrangling, careful attention to Apple’s demanding specifications for content and design, and lots of hoop jumping before we got our content online. Successful Learning: Peer Learning. Many institutions of learning now promote instructional methods involving ‘active’ learning that present opportunities for students to formulate their own questions, discuss issues, explain their viewpoints, and engage in cooperative learning by working in teams on problems and projects.