The three courses in The Learning Design Series by Openlearning below are highly recommended for educators, especially if you have little experience in designing and delivering online courses.
Bonk & Khoo proposed the TEC-VARIETY framework as a solution to the lack of meaningful engagement. The framework helps instructors focus on how to motivate online learners and increase learner retention. Using 10 theoretically driven and proven motivational principles, TEC-VARIETY offers over 100 practical yet innovative ideas. Download the FREE book.
This groundbreaking book provides teachers with an accessible, research-based blueprint for developing student metacognitive skills and ensuring that students take responsibility for their own learning. The authors use the findings of cognitive scientists to highlight quality questioning behaviours and explain how to apply them for improved student outcomes. Key features include:
Short vignettes of quality questioning in action; Evidence that ties question strategy to student achievement; An overview of collaborative, written, electronic, and group response strategies; Examples of how quality questioning connects to formative assessment.
Check out this presentation: Planning to Engage Students in Thinking Through Quality Questioning.