Image from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Students_working_on_computers_at_the_University_of_Monterrey.jpg Online learning has come a long way from the old days of inserting curriculum and text into an LMS and calling it a course. Now, online instructors need to keep current with LMS technology and continually work to improve their courses. This translates to learning about authoring tools, audio and video production, and, in some cases, coding. What often gets lost (in my opinion) is the incorporation of simple principles of usability. What I have found in my 16 years of teaching online is that students experience a good deal of stress, and that stress is magnified when they have to deal with a course that encompasses poor usability. So, what is usabilty and how can we incorporate it into our courses? Here is a definition from: http://www.usability.gov/basics/index.html "Usability refers to how well users can learn and use a product to achieve their ...
Information on how to design online courses for elearning. For instructors working with learning management systems.