Running a Course with edX

Course Description

"Running a Course with edX" is the final installment in the comprehensive three-part series "Designing, Building, and Running a Course with edX." This course is specifically designed to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge needed to successfully launch and manage your course on the edX platform. As you prepare to bring your educational vision to life, this course will guide you through the crucial steps of initiating and managing course runs, establishing effective communication with your learners, utilizing analytics for continuous improvement, and concluding your first course run while planning for future iterations.

What Students Will Learn

• How to initiate and manage course runs on the edX platform
• Effective strategies for communicating with learners
• Leveraging edX Insights analytics to improve course quality
• Techniques for concluding a course run and preparing for future offerings
• Best practices for running an online course on edX

Pre-requisites

While there are no strict prerequisites, it is recommended that students:

• Have completed the previous two courses in the series (Designing and Building courses with edX)
• Have access to an instance of edX Studio
• Possess basic familiarity with online course creation and management

Course Coverage

• Course run initiation and management
• Learner communication strategies
• Utilizing edX Insights for course analytics
• Interpreting and applying analytics data for course improvement
• Concluding a course run effectively
• Planning and preparation for future course runs
• Best practices for online course management on edX

Who This Course Is For

• Educators and instructors new to the edX platform
• Course designers looking to launch their first edX course
• Experienced teachers transitioning to online education
• Educational institutions expanding their online offerings
• Anyone involved in creating and managing online courses on edX

Real-World Applications

The skills acquired in this course have immediate real-world applications:

1. Efficiently manage online courses on edX and similar platforms
2. Improve student engagement and retention through effective communication
3. Make data-driven decisions to enhance course quality and learner outcomes
4. Streamline the process of running multiple course iterations
5. Adapt teaching methods based on analytics insights
6. Develop a competitive edge in the growing field of online education
7. Contribute to the expansion of accessible, high-quality online learning opportunities