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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Q: Where I can find free high-quality resources for my courses?

A: The answer is MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching): http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
It is free and open online teaching community.

Q: I've been looking for more flexible and easy to customize LMS for our online classes? What are the most competitive solutions on a market right now?

A: After attending the 4th Annual QM (Quality Matters) Conference on Quality Assurance in Online Learning Program I would look closer at products like Canvas: http://www.instructure.com/
http://www.instructure.com/higher-education
Also SoftChalk offers solutions for eLearning initiatives: http://softchalk.com/

Q: I am new to teaching online. What resources would you recommend to start with?

A: Welcome to Online teaching community! Explore the articles here: http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/
It will help you to "make the jump to online education".