Open online courses
The Centre for Distance Education offers several massive open online courses (MOOCs) designed to help learners, educators and administrators develop skillsets through customized content, collaborative work, and technology-enabled learning. Certification or course-credit options may be available for specific courses.
Please select one of the following courses for more information:
Blended Learning Practice
Blended Learning Practice (open course) is an introduction to blending technology and distance education teaching strategies with traditional, in-person classroom activities. This free course is open to teachers and other educational professionals considering implementing blended learning practice into thir own classrooms or programs.
You can register in this free course at any point during its run time. Check the website for more information and next offering dates.
Learning to Learn Online
Learning to Learn Online (open course, Athabasca University) is recommended to both students and teachers who are looking to understand how learning works in an online space. The course explores the fundamentals of the learning process and various models of online courses to determine your learning preferences and which forms of online learning are best for you. Activities will address common misconceptions, frustrations, and fears about online learning, and introduce techniques to help overcome such obstacles and gain confidence as a learner.
Check the website for more information and next offering dates.
Learning to Learn Online Express
The Learning to Learn Online team at Athabasca University is excited to announce Learning to Learn Online Express, a completely new, 4-week course on the transition to online learning, designed especially for youth. This course is sponsored by AU and offered at no charge. Moving from your familiar classroom to a new world of online learning, youth ages 14 – 21 will have the opportunity to make important steps in what will be a lifelong journey as a learner. This course will help you through the first leg of your journey as an online learner.
Check the website for more information and next offering dates.
Technology-Enabled Learning
Technology-Enabled Learning (open course) is primarily aimed towards teachers who want to build on their knowledge and practice in teaching and learning with technology. Designed to accommodate teachers’ busy schedules, the course offers flexibility with options for learning the content. You will learn from readings, videos, discussions with other participants and instructors, meaningful exercises, quizzes, and short assignments.
You can register in this free course at any point during its run time. Check the website for more information and next offering dates.
Report available on the design, development, and delivery of technology-enabled learning MOOC
A collaboration between the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada, and the Commonwealth of Learning based out of British Columbia, Canada, this five-week MOOC is intended to engage teachers who work in any level of education, are from all over the globe, and are interested in technology-enabled learning and open education resources.
The final report is now available here.
Online conferences and workshops
- 2020 Learning Revolution (online conference) is free to register
Updated January 11, 2022 by Digital & Web Operations (web_services@athabascau.ca)